Last month Yankton business and civic leaders announced a 100 day contest to find the city’s next big idea. The Onward Yankton committee created a website for people to submit their ideas. The person with the winning idea will receive $10,000. The committee wants an idea that has the potential to improve the lives of Yanktonians for generations to come and is something that can realistically be implemented by a city of 15,000 people.
After the July 9 deadline, four or five finalists will be selected and a public meeting held to get further involvement from all interested parties. At that point, the Onward Yankton committee will consider all the opinions and choose a winner.
After more than 50 days, the Onward Yankton website has received around 300 ideas. Committee member Michelle Cwach joined Dakota Midday and discussed the contest and a few of the ideas submitted so far. You can read them on the Onward Yankton website.