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Webster County conservation director outlines $22 million in finished quality-of-life projects, next steps

Webster County Board of Supervisors · January 27, 2026
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Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove told the Webster County Board the county's $11 million investment leveraged another $11 million to complete parks, trails and the Rivers Edge Discovery Center; he described funding sources, local economic return and planned trail connections.

Matt Cosgrove, conservation director, gave the Webster County Board of Supervisors a final wrap-up of an extended set of quality-of-life projects, saying the county's $11 million investment ultimately supported roughly $22 million in work including trails, park improvements and the Rivers Edge Discovery Center.

"We were successful in receiving a $4,000,000 Destination Iowa grant for these projects," Cosgrove said, describing how the grant and other state and private funding augmented the county's investment. He said Friends of Webster…

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