Since then Monona has completed many of its visioning projects. Stay tuned for more great news & completed projects! Monona (population 1,549 as of 2010 government census) is located on Highway 52/18 in northeast Iowa. Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, is 16 miles east along Highway 18. The community is growing, with a new development along the southwestern limits of Monona designated for industrial and residential development and a second residential development and two proposed roads northeast of town.
2007 COMMUNITY VISIONING: One notable project that enhanced the natural environment was the installation of a permeable-paver parking lot next to Turkey River watershed. Monona is the highest point in the county at more than 1,200 feet above sea level and is situated atop the Turkey River, Bloody Run, and Yellow River watersheds, so environmental conservation has always been important. Monona participated in Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning Program in 2007 and has completed most of the projects proposed. Perhaps the two most-visible projects being the landscaping at Gateway Park and historic downtown Monona’s new streetscapes with new sidewalks and streets/infrastructure, brick pavers on Main Street bump-outs, period streetlights with matching stone column bases, wrought-iron sidewalk railings that match the streetlights, and the downtown stonework entry column that complements Gateway Park’s south entry into town.
2016 COMMUNITY VISIONING: Again in 2016 Monona was selcted to participate in Iowa’s Community Visioning Program. Please follow our visioning and project implementation journey on this page.
