Play, Grow and Connect

We keep thousands of neighbors and visitors engaged by hosting dozens of fun events each year.

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Clean Sweep

Second Tuesday in May
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CreekTop Gardens

May 1 – October 31
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Block Party Trailer

April - Oct 2020
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Backyard Movie Night

April - September
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Adopt-A-Street

Year-Round

Celebrate CB

Second week of May
Events + Programs

Won't you be my neighbor?

We partner with neighborhoods in Council Bluffs to bring a better quality of life to residents. Check out our map to learn more about the area and how you can get involved.

Find Your Neighborhood

Energizing downtown Council Bluffs

Our development efforts have infused $38 million into the local community, as well as bringing in hundreds of housing units, jobs and businesses to Council Bluffs.

Our Projects
Hughes Irons Building
  • 2010
  • 149 W. Broadway
The Rise Building
  • 2018
  • 103 W. Broadway
Downtown Revitalization Fund – Storefront Grants
  • 2005 - 2016
  • Downtown Districts

Our Impact

$54K
infused into the CB neighborhoods

161,001
square feet of new construction

292%
increase in valuation, from $4 million to $17 million

28,897
citizens engaged though 2019 events/programs

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Move more on local trails

Discover these hidden gems with help from Healthy Hometown Powered by Wellmark One of the easiest ways to move more is to lace up your shoes and head outside for…

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712 Initiative adds Construction Project Manager

As part of their partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs on local housing, The 712 Initiative has hired Tammie Dodge as their Construction Project Manager. Dodge, a native…

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