ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BANCROFT BETTERMENT CORPORATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE, 2004-2005
Housing Committee
| Obtained Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG) from the State of Nebraska for a housing market study |
| Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District completed housing market study |
| Created and appointed Bancroft Housing Board |
| Developed proposal for a down-payment assistance program |
Parks and Recreation Committee
| Organize and sponsor annual park cleanup project |
| Sponsor village membership in the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (with funding assistance from Operation Roundup) |
| Conducted village park and village tree inventories with state and district foresters |
| Obtained park landscape plan from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum |
| Created new village Mini-Park on Main Street |
| Obtained funding from the Lower Elkhorn NRD for plant materials at the Mini-Park |
| Organized planting of plant materials at the mini-park |
| Developed village tree ordinance |
| Obtained 2005 Arbor Day Proclamation from the Bancroft Village Board |
| Created and appointed Bancroft Tree Board |
| Created committee for Recreation Complex |
| Created plan for Recreation Complex |
| Created plan funding proposals for village walking/biking trail system |
| Developed funding proposal for village walking/biking trail system |
Community Betterment and Beautification Committee
| Maintain landscaping areas at the village sign areas |
| Complete the Department of Economic Development TARGET evaluation, a rural tourism marketing self-evaluation study, in conjunction with input from the public, local businesses and services and the Neihardt State Historical Site |
| Creation of a new village website – www.bancroftnebraska.org – in partnership with the Village Board, the staff and students of Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools, and Great Plains Communications |
| Participation in the Nebraska Community Improvement Program through the Department of Economic Development; in 2004, Bancroft was an NCIP award winner in Class I, Parks, Recreation and Forestry |
| Creation of a village newsletter in conjunction with the Village Clerk and Village Board |
| Participation by a community team in DED/Heartland Center for Leadership Development community leadership training |
Community Infrastructure Committee (in conjunction with the Village Board)
| Obtained Department of Environmental Quality loan for water system upgrade project |
| Completed water upgrade project |
| Obtained CDGG funding for waste water system planning project |
| Obtained CDBG funding for further water system upgrades, including a new village well |
| Obtained CDBG funding for a village comprehensive plan |
Community Foundation Committee
| Creation of the Future of Bancroft Community Foundation, a foundation to raise money to support the economic and community development goals of the Bancroft Betterment Corporation |