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By GEOFFREY WOEHLK The Maryville Forum   MARYVILLE, Mo. — A housing development company unveiled plans for a new senior cooperative to dozens of community members and public officials Wednesday. Speaking to two well-attended sessions at the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park conference center, representatives from Vintage Cooperatives gave potential residents an idea of what they could expect with floor plans, services and a ballpark idea of prices. “We’re excited to come to Maryville,” said company founder Jeff Ewing, who said he attended Northwest Missouri State University. The co-op will be open to people age 55 and up. A complete list of features and floor plans, which are all one-level, is available at vintagecooperatives.com/locations/maryville. According to documents distributed at the presentations, pricing has yet to be determined, and will be based on market studies of the area, projected costs, number of units and unit types. However, the company provided a set of projections it said were standard in the senior housing cooperative industry for 2019: Unit Type Unit Size Share Price Range Monthly Charges 1BR+Den/1BA ~1,100 sq. ft. $140,000 – $150,000 $1,350 – $1,500 2BR/2BA ~1,275 sq. ft. $165,000 – $175,000 $1,700 – $1,850 2BR/2BA+Den ~1,400 sq. ft. $190,000 – $200,000 $1,800 – $1,950 2BR+Den – 3BR ~1,600 sq. ft. $220,000 – $230,000 $2,100 – $2,250   Some customization of unit interiors will be available before design and construction begin. Vintage Cooperatives plans to move forward with building the units at a location on Country Club Road near Northwest’s campus and Donaldson Westside Park. Ewing said the lot is currently owned by the Northwest Foundation, and the two are working out details about the property. The location would also be outside city limits, but Ewing said his company and the city have talked about the possibility of the city annexing the area. The Maryville co-op will be the company’s first outside of Iowa, where it currently operates eight similar developments with plans for more. Follow us on Twitter @TheDailyForum www.maryvilleforum.com

Wind developer creates civic improvement fund By Anthony Brown maryvilleforum.com Mar 26, 2019 Updated Mar 26, 2019 MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Commission has accepted a Community Fund donation from Omaha-based Tenaska, an energy company in the process of developing a 100-plus-turbine wind farm spreading north from Maryville to the Iowa line. Monte D. Ten Kley, Tenaska’s director of strategic development and acquisitions, participated in a brief ceremony in the commission chambers during which commissioners signed documents formalizing the gift, which consists of $15,000 a year over 20 years for a total of $300,000. Within certain guidelines, the commission can spend the money on a variety of community development and public service activities and institutions, including youth programs; initiatives benefitting the disadvantaged; community facilities, such as gathering places and parks; energy-related, disaster relief; capital assets, such as snowplows and emergency vehicles; and first-responder resources.   Restrictions prohibit funds from being spent in support of churches, religious organizations or political activities.   Community Fund dollars can be distributed by the commission to townships and municipalities within Nodaway County, provided that the money is earmarked for permitted uses such as those listed above.   The donation came following a lengthy wind farm approval process that included a public hearing and a commission vote signaling the three-member governing board’s support of the project. Those actions mean wind farm development could have proceeded without the gift.   Tenaska public relations officer Timberley Ross said creation of the fund was intended solely to demonstrate “our intention to be a good business neighbor.” She added that the fund is the first such gift bestowed by Tenaska, but that similar corporate donations are becoming common across the wind energy industry. “This wasn’t contingent on anything else that we needed to have approved by the county,” Ross said. “We just felt that we wanted to give back to the community.” Ross continued that the Clear Creek Energy Center, Tenaska’s name for the Nodaway County effort, is the furthest along of four wind projects undertaken by the company and considered to be in “advanced development.” She said several other enterprises, less advanced, are underway across the Midwest. In addition to establishing the Community Fund, Ten Kley also introduced the commission to Ryan T. Choquette, a mechanical engineer who will serve as Clear Creek project manager. Ten Kley said Choquette is assuming hands-on management of all phases of wind farm construction, including rural road upgrades and repairs. Turbine installation is set for late summer or early fall with the 242-megawatt center set to go online either late this year or sometime in 2020. When completed, the energy center will consist of 111 turbines rated at two to three megawatts each. Construction cost is estimated at between $200 million and $300 million, and Tenaska says the installation will generate more than $1.2 million in local tax revenue annually for various entities, including schools, municipalities and rural fire protection districts. Lease payments to county residents who own land on which the turbines will stand are to total another $1.2 million. Each turbine stands on roughly two-thirds of an acre. Clear Creek’s installation phase will create an estimated 200 construction jobs. Once operational, the wind farm will be staffed by a team of 15 locally based technicians. The wind farm’s productive life is estimated at 30 years. At the end of that time, according to a Tenaska release, the center could either be repowered or demolished using funds already obligated by the company for that purpose. If the turbines are removed, leased installation sites would revert to the control of the landowners. When completed, the energy enter will be Nodaway’s third wind farm. Also under development is a 238-megawatt project proposed by Tradewind Energy of Lenexa, Kansas, which plans to begin construction this spring. When completed, the installation — known as the White Cloud Wind Project — will embrace around 100 turbines spread out over approximately 40,000 acres. Already online is Conception Wind Farm, which was developed by Wind Capital Group. Commissioned in 2008 and consisting of 24 turbines rated to generate a total of 50 megawatts, Conception Wind farm spreads out over pastures and fields in eastern Nodaway County near the small communities of Conception, Conception Junction and Clyde.

Maryville Daily Forum www.maryvilledailyforum.com May 19, 2018 Updated May 19, 2018   MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Economic Development, in cooperation with the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, will be awarding $50 in Chamber Bucks to a person who submits a photo of Nodaway County to the NCED Facebook page and receives the highest number of likes and shares. The contest is currently underway and will be open to entries through June 21. “NCED is looking for images that capture the character and beauty of northwest Missouri,” according to a Wednesday morning press release. Photographers are encouraged to consider “old barns, sunsets/sunrises, animals, nature, sky pictures, kids playing baseball, or anything you want it to be.” According to the release, “photographs taken in any format an on any photographic tool will be accepted as long as they are appropriate.” We hope this photo contest will encourage locals to look at the beauty and joy surrounding our great county. We hope that the next time someone sees a beautiful sunset, a child laughing or a deer bounding they will solidify that memory and moment and share with the rest of the county. Contestants have the opportunity to have their photos used in NCED’s efforts to promote the community.” NCED Executive Director Josh McKim said. “The subject matter of the image could range from a simple shot that speaks to our rural heritage or to the quality of life we enjoy in Nodaway County.” According to the release, entries will be judged solely on the number of like and shares the Facebook post receives.

Maryville Daily Forum www.maryvilledailyforum.com May 19, 2018 Updated May 19, 2018 MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Economic Development, in cooperation with the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, will be awarding $50 in Chamber Bucks to a person who submits a photo of Nodaway County to the NCED Facebook page and receives the highest number of likes and shares.  

Nodaway News Leader April 21, 2018  Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced the locations of 161 Opportunity Zones in Missouri including Maryville. These zones are known to be low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. The locations of the Opportunity Zones were determined by the state and made possible by the tax cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Areas with high poverty rates and slow job growth will get a boost as they compete for jobs, with additional state and federal tax incentives for businesses that invest in these communities. “We’ve already seen jobs coming back to Missouri as a result of strong conservative reforms. Now I’m proud to share that, because of tax reform, we have a new tool to bring businesses back to the areas that need it most. The communities that need quality jobs, areas with a lot of poverty and not a lot of opportunity, will get a leg up as they compete for jobs. I’m grateful to everyone who worked on this issue, and proud to announce these Opportunity Zones today,” Greitens said. “The Opportunity Zones program will help spur new investments in communities where they’re needed most. By bringing investment incentives to under-served areas, the program will help create more jobs, drive economic growth and improve the quality of life for families across our state. The Opportunity Zones program is another example of how tax reform is directly benefitting Missourians and turning the page on years of slow growth and stagnant wages. I’m proud to support this program and I’ll keep working to advance pro-growth policies that will help more hardworking families get ahead,” Blunt said. Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Opportunity Zones program provides investors with a treasury-certified capital-gains tax deferral, based on their investment in the designated areas. The program seeks to revitalize and create jobs in areas that otherwise may not be considered by investors. The two census tracts that were approved are in the city limits of Maryville. Nodaway County Economic Development Director Josh McKim noted the reason those two tracts were approved is based on the number of Northwest students who live in the area, which would fall into a higher poverty rate and lower income level. He said,“It’s another tool in our tool box to enhance our community. I have had one project interested in this.” Under the law, each state could nominate up to 25 percent of census tracks that met the eligibility requirements for the program, to be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. In Missouri, the state could nominate up to 161 census tracks to be designated as Opportunity Zones. To determine which zones were chosen, Missouri relied extensively on local input. Local governments were asked to nominate areas for inclusion in the program by sending a written proposal to the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED). The communities prioritized their selections and provided DED with information about development plans and descriptions of recent and future investments. In addition to local recommendations, the state considered the Opportunity Zone’s potential to address need and generate investment impact. The Opportunity Zones are in these other Missouri communities: Bolivar, Branson, Butler County, Cameron, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Dallas County, Excelsior Springs, Hannibal, Independence, Jackson County, Jefferson City, Jennings, Joplin, Kansas City, Kennett, Kirksville, Laclede County, Lafayette County, Lebanon, Mexico, Monett, Montgomery County, Neosho, New Madrid County, Newton County, Pemiscot County, Potosi, Pulaski County, Randolph County, Ripley County, Saline County, Sikeston, Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Sugar Creek, Sullivan County, Sunrise Beach, Warren County, Warrensburg, Warsaw, Wayne County and West Plains.