Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Arthur Clocksin

To the Editor:

As I drive around the city of Waukon doing my daily errands, I can’t help but notice all the building construction going on. I turn onto the new road, 8th Avenue SW, and notice the huge living unit going up. Then I drive farther to Rossville Road and see Pladsen’s new facility taking shape, and on the next corner I see the future Peoples State Bank. And this is all happening in just the southwest corner of town.

No question about it, our city is a growing community. I look forward with excitement to all the changes this will bring. As our city grows, many more opportunities will arise, and many more newcomers will move here.

Some may view community growth more apprehensively, thinking it will change the friendly quality of our once small town. It doesn’t have to be that way, however. As we grow, we can preserve those same great characteristics that have long graced our community.

My father was born and raised in the Midwest, but met his wife in New York State and they settled there with us seven children for the rest of their lives. In choosing a nice city in which to live and raise his family, my dad chose a larger city (population 300,000). Despite the larger size, its friendly character made it stand out from the rest. Years later, this upstate New York community was awarded the title of the most helpful city in America.

If a city in New York State can do it, we can do it too, people of Waukon. So let us grow, both in size and in quality. We are a community on the up and up, and I look forward to the days ahead.

Arthur Clocksin
Waukon