Cities Near Metro Area See Growth Spilling Over
BY JOHN FERAK
Mills County is one of the 10 fastest-growing counties in Iowa.
In anticipation of future growth, Glenwood plans to build a new high school and convert its current building built in the 1960s into a middle school.
This fall, the largest housing development ever proposed in Mills County got under way. Craig Nakamoto's 350-unit Lake Ohana subdivision north of Glenwood calls for three private lakes and a small retail district for a restaurant, bank and grocery.
Inside city limits, several subdivisions with 25 to 50 units have popped up during the past few years in this city of 5,800. On the downtown's outskirts, a new $5 million YMCA is slated to open in May.
"Glenwood will continue to be a nice place to live," said Larry Winum, president of the Glenwood State Bank.
Winum has worked with Congress for several years to secure federal funding for a new four-lane bridge connecting Sarpy County, Neb., and Mills County at U.S. Highway 34. Construction is not anticipated for at least four years.
"It's taken longer than I would have liked to get done, but it will happen over time," he said. "We still need more commercial and industrial (businesses) to come to our area to help our tax base.
"But I see good things continuing for Glenwood and Mills County. Over the next few years, the Interstate 29 corridor is going to take off. There is nowhere for Omaha to go but south."
Mills County is one of the 10 fastest-growing counties in Iowa.
In anticipation of future growth, Glenwood plans to build a new high school and convert its current building built in the 1960s into a middle school.
This fall, the largest housing development ever proposed in Mills County got under way. Craig Nakamoto's 350-unit Lake Ohana subdivision north of Glenwood calls for three private lakes and a small retail district for a restaurant, bank and grocery.
Inside city limits, several subdivisions with 25 to 50 units have popped up during the past few years in this city of 5,800. On the downtown's outskirts, a new $5 million YMCA is slated to open in May.
"Glenwood will continue to be a nice place to live," said Larry Winum, president of the Glenwood State Bank.
Winum has worked with Congress for several years to secure federal funding for a new four-lane bridge connecting Sarpy County, Neb., and Mills County at U.S. Highway 34. Construction is not anticipated for at least four years.
"It's taken longer than I would have liked to get done, but it will happen over time," he said. "We still need more commercial and industrial (businesses) to come to our area to help our tax base.
"But I see good things continuing for Glenwood and Mills County. Over the next few years, the Interstate 29 corridor is going to take off. There is nowhere for Omaha to go but south."
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