Projects
-Ongoing Community Owned Grocery Store
-New Community Center including City Library
-New Water Lines
-Tore down 2 dilapidated houses and are currently in the process of raising
funds & volunteer help to demolish some more old houses and businesses
-Continuing with the Save the Lake project:
-Listed on State Historical Registry
-Restoring Limestone Buildings (Shelter Houses and Bath Houses)
-Getting new bids on Dredging the Lake
-New Business: Fine Collision and Auto Repair
-Tearing down Elevator and Quonsets
-New Grain Accommodations installed by Pro-Ag
-New White Cemetery Fence was installed.
-Installed new House Numbers and Street Signs
-Recycling Unit
-Installed Recycled Playground Equipment
-New Water Tower
-Installing all new Water Lines
-Purchased used Motor Grader to take care of their Streets
-New rock will be put on all of their streets once the new water lines are
installed
-Remodeled Church and installed Lift Chair
-New Business: A to Z Model A Parts
-Restored Depot
-Restored One Room School House
-New Wellness Center in old Legion Building
-Developed Community Foundation
-Church Renovation
-New Waste Water Station and System
-New Water Liner in Water Tower
-Addition of 3 Bays on the Firehouse
-New Community Room
-Purchased New Ambulance
-Currently developing a Business Directory to be placed on the edge of town
-Installed a Limestone Post on the highway which reads:
“Welcome to Kirwin”
-Established new volunteer Program: Extra Hands – helps elderly people in
Kirwin
-New Bathrooms and Dump Station completed at the park by the highway
-Renovated Community Building
-Logan Lake:
-Completed Boat Ramp
-Completed fishing dock
-Demolition of dilapidated houses and general beautification
-Boy Scout project working on the Kingdom Youth Center above the Trojan
Café
-Established Community Foundation
-Community Owned Day Care – A full time and several part time
employees
-New owners of Filling Station & Car Wash both are now cleaned up and
workable
-New banners are being designed and planned to be installed in the downtown
area
-Installed new Playground Equipment and Clean-up at the Grade School
-Beautification – Removal of Old Cars and Dilapidated Houses
-New Sewer Lift Station and improvements on the Sewer System
-New Business: Unanswered Prayer- Thrift/Grocery Store
-Banners installed in Downtown Area
-New Bobcat purchased to remove snow and etc. for individuals, businesses,
and school
-New Christmas Lights
-Numerous Maintenance Items for Improvements to Community
-In the process of obtaining plans for New City Water Mains
-Partnership between First Nation Bank Employees, The City, and Individuals
for new sidewalks installed outside the Community Building
-Eight New Businesses: Created 20 new jobs
-Sign Solutions
-Criquet’s Professional Services
-DVD Zone
-Phillipsburg Liquor and Wine Cellar
-Hunt’s Brothers Pizza
-Couli’s Kaffee
-The Doctor’s Office
-Viaero Wireless
-El Dos De Os Mexican Restaurant
-New Facade Renovations:
-Heartland Marketing
-Witmer Rexall Drug
-The Hair Co.
-Tri-County Insurance
-Jill’s Tax & Accounting Service
-Hahn & Ames Law Office
-Discover Phillipsburg Main Street
-Scott McCoppin Bookstore
-Third Street Bakery
-American Family Insurance
-Vacant building located East of Wenzel Drug Store
-Majestic Community Owned Theatre
-El Dos De Os
-New Construction:
-Wenzl Drug Store
-Several new sidewalk projects have taken place downtown
-Fort Bissell has erected a new building
-Beautification: Flower Boxes were installed in several locations around town
-Majestic Theatre received a Small Communities Improvement Grant for
façade renovation in March 2010. Renovation is scheduled for completion
in August 2011.
-Assembly of God Church remodeled Brooke building and now operates a
community outreach/ministry building
-Replacement of sidewalks and curbing in several areas
-Replace 400 feet of water line
-Redrilled 2 new wells
-Updated under storage pump facility
-Replaced slaker water treatment provider
-Resealed the runway at the airport
-Seeking funding for the Street Lighting Project
-Replacement of 2nd and State intersections, sidewalk, and curbing along 200
block of State Street.
-Gateway into the downtown area is being designed
-Old Armory renovated for the Community Wellness Center
-Community passes a ½ cent sales tax for the building of an Aquatic Park
alongside the Wellness Center
-Thirteen business owners attended a marketing seminar in Longmont
Colorado for a Community Reinvention program: Destination University
-Held 2 National Hot Wheels Festivals
-Renovated run down school into Community Center
-New furnace in the Community Center
-Renovated City Building downtown and new roof
-Took many loads of old tires for recycle
-Renovated old firehouse for city storage
-Developed a large park area where crumbling buildings from main street
used to be.
-Installed playground equipment, horseshoe pit, basketball, & sand volleyball
court
In addition:
-Developed a Discover Phillips County Website- to bring awareness to
Discover Phillips County and to promote our communities.
-Discover Phillips County Facebook Page – This is a means of using the social
media to encourage people to come “Discover Phillips County”. Daily
postings are utilized to bring awareness of what we not only have to offer,
but what kind of community/people we are.
-Discover Phillips County signs have been installed at all four entries for
Phillips County
-New Discover Phillips County Brochures
-Business Trainings have been made available to all Phillips County
Businesses.
-Participation at all trainings have been very impressive and included
representation from almost all communities in the County.
-Promoting Engaging and Branding your Business
-Do it Yourself Property and Business Development
-Big Ideas for Downtown Businesses
-Putting your Retail Market Information to Work
-Computer, Digital Camera, and E-bay Training
