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Enhancement Committee Members:
Sue Newman Dixie Humphrey Judy Seaver LaDonna Schuler Judy Boyd Kathy Ohrt

Enhancement Meetings:
10/04/2010 Enhancement Meeting Agenda \| view
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Enhancement Committee History
The committee was successful in placing a State Historical Marker in Memory of Marshall Albert Suverkrubbe in the Washington Street R.O.W. at the Fort Calhoun Trail Head, which was dedicated on May 17, 2008. The marker was purchased with donations earmarked for the Enhancement Fund and the placement and landscaping was completed as an Eagle Scout Project by local Boy Scout Adam Neumann. Research for the historical marker project was done by Joni Lawver of Irving, TX, former rural Fort Calhoun resident, in a 2006 Historical Research paper for her Masters Degree in History from UNO. She also provided the wording for the marker, which was approve by the Nebraska State Historical Society. Sheriff Michael Robinson had requested the city council consider a memorial and this project was a follow-up to that request.
The Fort Calhoun Enhancement Committee is a volunteer committee formed by the City Council in January of 2000 for the purpose of beautifying the city and making our community ready for the influx of visitors during the Lewis and Clark 200th anniversary celebration that took place in August of 2004. The committee has worked on a variety of projects. The group received grants from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum to place a pocket park in front of City Hall and to landscape around the "Welcome to Fort Calhoun" signs on the north and south ends of town.As part of the pocket park project they also replaced the sidewalks in front and on the sides of City Hall. Donations from private citizens allowed for the purchase of a bench and sign to be placed in the park in memory of Rosie Freburg, who served as the City Clerk for 25 years. A $12,750 donation from Fort Calhoun Stone, which the city matched with Keno funds, was used for the purchase of decorative downtown lighting. The Fort Calhoun Building Improvement Program was created to help fund projects that enhanced the exterior appearance of commercial buildings located on Hwy. 75, Monroe Street, and Madison Street in the city of Fort Calhoun.This program was made possible through the generosity of Cargill, who donated $10,000 to the Fort Calhoun Enhancement Committee to further their efforts in improving the appearance of Fort Calhoun. Ten businesses received assistance through this program. The committee is always looking for volunteers with fresh ideas. If you are interested, or have questions about the group, please contact Linda Welsher, City Clerk, at 468-5303.
The Enhancement Committee is currently working on the following projects: The Adopt-a-Street Program A Discover Fort Calhoun Walk Additional Improvements and Landscaping at the Fort Calhoun Trail Head Additional Christmas Decoration Ideas for the city Additional Banner's for the Decorative Light Posts in Town Center
One of the Eight Decorative Street Lights