• Article Photo. Dysart opens Pocket Park in Downtown
    Dysart opens Pocket Park in Downtown

Vision Dysart, a sub-committee of the Dysart Development  Corporation, is pleased to announce the completion of the Main Street Pocket  Park. The project was first conceived in the spring of 2021 when a large tree  was removed leaving an undeveloped space on Main Street.  

Through grants,  donations and fundraising efforts, Vision Dysart was able to transform the area into a  covered space with colorful seating, planters with foliage,  a gallery of historic  photographs of early Dysart, free Wi-Fi and dusk to dawn lighting for night  owls. Nestled between the Norma  Anders Public Library and the Eikamp Insurance  building, the park serves as an oasis for weary shoppers, a dining and meeting  area or a  stage for performances.The project was funded through grants from the Black Hawk  Counting Gaming Association, The Tama County Community Foundation  and The  Dysart Community Foundation, numerous donations from local businesses, community  members and organizations and the  tireless fundraising efforts of Vision Dysart. A dedication ceremony is planned for later this summer.Robert Miller Construction of Fairbank and EC Concrete of  Dysart provided construction of the structure.