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Point 3: Strategy for Maintaining and enhancing
Intrinsic Qualities
The Federal Scenic Byway policy directs a 4. The low level of planning and zoning vested sense of ownership and interest among
Corridor Management Plan: to provide for the regulations, especially in the smaller local residents�
conservation and enhancement of the Byway’s towns. This has affected the historic
intrinsic qualities as well as the promotion character of downtown and main streets The following sections outline potential
of tourism and economic development. The as well as some potentially historic concerns, suggest appropriate partners,
plan should provide an effective management neighborhoods and properties. and recommend strategies to preserve and
strategy to balance these concerns while 5. Lack of historic preservation initiatives enhance the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway (IVSB)
providing for the user’s enjoyment of the and mechanisms in most of the smaller intrinsic qualities while protecting the quality
Byway� communities throughout the Byway of life for residents and landowners, and the
visitor experience. All of these are ultimately
The public meetings and a recent survey corridor� tied to two critical needs for the future of the
conducted in preparing the IVSB Corridor 6. Lack of supporting facilities and services IVSB:
Management Plan raised awareness for a to accommodate visitors seeking to enjoy ● A formal Byway manager and
number of such concerns. Chief among these the scenic, natural, and recreational management team guided by the
were: features of the IVSB.
IVSB Board to establish goals and set
1. The diminishing quality of the Iowa 7� A recent downturn in the economy that priorities for the implementation of the
River and adjacent areas due to silting, is creating new pressures to develop CMP.
agricultural runoff, and the threat of property in the Amana Colonies. ● Regular public involvement with the
flooding. Flooding and agricultural Creating awareness for the IVSB’s intrinsic Byway.
development have altered the natural quality resources, educating local residents
landscape, and invasive, nonnative as well as visitors about them, and creating HISTorIC INTrINSIC QUaLITy
species have replaced native vegetation additional ways to protect and promote known
except in restored prairies and wetlands. and newly recognized resources are important According to the recent survey conducted
2. The untold story of the unique relationship concerns for their continued maintenance and in preparing this CMP, “historic features”
and surprising parallels between the enhancement. Many of the resources listed were selected as the second highest, valued
Community of True Inspiration and the in this CMP (see CD) were identified by area quality of the IVSB. Nevertheless, 53% of
Meskwaki. residents and landowners at public meetings survey respondents wanted to know “What
3. Lack of knowledge about the smaller and via the public survey. This confers a communities exist along the Byway?”
Although the historic features of the IVSB’s
communities along the IVSB.
