Belle Plaine Community Development Corporation (BPCDC) is working hard on many
Projects that make Belle Plaine better.  We host special events like Civil War Days, Easter
Egg Hunts, Christmas Weekend, Trunk or Treat, and other special events that arise such
as Tractorcade or RAGBRAI.  We also work hard at showing available properties to potential businesses, not only in our downtown area but also through out the community.  We became members of the Main Street Iowa Family in March of 2008.  With the help of Main Street Iowa
we are able to work towards our goals of Economic Development through Historic Preservation. 
We are currently aiding the City and RDG with a Community Master Plan and Streetscape project.  BPCDC has, and will continue, to create partnerships with other organizations in Belle Plaine and Iowa to make Belle Plaine a better place. 

Weekend of Living History Update:
Thank you to everyone that made Belle Plaine's Weekend of Living History a success. We had so many
great volunteers help make this weekend a success. If you have not seen the Walldog Murals, you should,
they did an absolutely fantastic job. Below is links to both Civil War Days Photos as well as a link to Walldog Mural
Art. Once again, thank you to all of the volunteers that made this possible, and thank you to all of the guests that
came to Belle Plaine.

2009 Civil War Day Photos, Walldog Mural Photos

Living History Weekend:
If you have not heard already, there is going to be an incredible weekend of activities in Belle Plaine
on September 17-20. Living History Weekend is celebrating Belle Plaine's Past with an all school reunion,
Belle Plaine Hall of Fame induction, a Chalk the Lincoln Highway Event, and a Cemetery Walk at the
graves of Civil War Veterans buried in Belle Plaine. In addition to those events, you will have a Civil War
Reenactment taking place at Franklin Park. Included in that reenactment are a Saturday Night Civil War
Ball, Medical Demonstrations, Abe Lincoln, Confederate and Union Drills, a Flag Raising Ceremony,
and open tours of the camps. To cap off Saturday Night, go to Belle Plaine's Main Street where there will be
a Street Dance, with Tricylic, playing. If that is not enough for you to do on that weekend, than please join
up in welcoming the Walldogs to Belle Plaine. This nationally recognized group of artists will be painting 4
historic murals of Belle Plaine to go up on building buildings in Belle Plaine.

Click Here for the Full Schedule of Events; Click Here for Pictures from last year.

Please contact Jon Dayton with any questions at BPCDC@netins.net, or 319-434-6481.

September Meeting Schedule
Tuesday September 1st, Design Committee Meeting, City Hall, 5:15 P.M.
Thursday September 10th, Organization Committee Meeting, Location: TBD, Noon
Tuesday September 15th, Promotions Committee Meeting, Kollmorgen and Schlue Law Office, 5:15 P.M.
Thursday September 24th, BPCDC Board Meeting, Kollmorgen and Schlue Law Office, 5:15 P.M.

Belle Plaine Now
Belle Plaine Community Development Corporation is glad to present Belle Plaine Now. Belle Plaine
Now will be an online newspaper created to focus just on Belle Plaine news. Updated daily,
Belle Plaine Now will become the best source for Belle Plaine news and photos. Jeff Orvis
has been hired to be the head editor, and BPCDC is excited about the experience
and professionalism Jeff brings to the position. If you have not seen Belle Plaine Now yet,
Now is the the time.