A Message from the Mayor
Scott Cirksena was elected Mayor at the election held November 3, 2009. Mayor Cirksena’s term will expire in 2013.
Mr. Cirksena is serving his first full term as Mayor. He previously served on the Clive City Council from November 2003 to December 2009. He is currently employed as a Senior District Sales Manager for Kenworth Truck Co., a Division of Paccar, Incorporated.
Today, Mr. Cirksena represents the City on the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Committee, Chair of the Central Iowa Region Drinking Water Association (CIRDWC), the BRAVO Greater Des Moines 28E Committee and Cultural Plan Committee, the Metro Advisory Council (MAC), the Des Moines Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and Dallas County Mayors. In addition to these activities, Mr. Cirksena is a member of the Clive Lions Club and the Clive Historical Society. He and his wife Julie and children Mackenzie and Ben reside at 16330 Boston Parkway.
From the September 2010 Clive City Newsletter:
Community Events
Thank you to all Clive residents who came out and supported the Clive Running Festival on June 19th and the Clive Festival on July 16th and 17th. Both events were blessed with good weather and organizers indicate strong turnout notwithstanding very hot temperatures.
The Clive Running Festival is an annual event that hosted in excess of 500 runners this year. Races include 10k, 5k and 1 mile distances with routes taking the runners from Campbell Park along the scenic Greenbelt trail and Country Club neighborhood. A children’s “Tadpole Trot” was also held and was great fun to watch.
The bulk of the activities for the Clive Festival were held at the Aquatic Center which hosted the Metro Arts Jazz in July along with Kids Corner activities, a free swim for Clive residents and the Mayor’s Bike Ride. The Clive Jaycees also hosted a 25 year reunion for Clive After Five at Linnan Park. The Mayor’s Bike Ride hosted 25 well seasoned riders for the 17.5 mile journey. My thanks to Kelly Canfield and the Parks Department staff for organizing and implementing a very nice event considering the 100+ degree heat index!
Clive Festival officials indicate that nearly 250 kids participated in the Kid’s Corner activities and 500 residents participated in the free swim. It was nice to see the residents of the neighboring Walnut Ridge of Clive community come out to listen to Jazz in July and watch the Thunder over Clive fireworks event which wrapped up the evening activities.
Thank you to all of the event organizers for their hard work and dedication to these worthwhile activities and congratulations on your collective success!
Dedication of “Prairie Engine” Public Art
On Thursday, September 23, 2010, the City of Clive Public Arts Advisory Commission and the Clive Historical Society will sponsor an official ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the “Prairie Engine” public art sculpture located at the historic Clive corner of NW 86th Street and University Boulevard.
The dedication will begin with a welcome reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Clive Historical Society is sponsoring free food and entertainment by local musicians The Erickson Family Band. The event will take place between the site of the art sculpture and Swanson Memorial Park, both located near the intersection of NW 86th Street and Swanson/University Boulevard.
Residents are invited to join city officials, the Clive Historical Society, Public Arts Advisory Commission, and neighboring citizens to meet artist Marc Moulton and welcome the sculpture to its permanent home in the community. To learn more about the “Prairie Engine” public art sculpture prior to the dedication, visit www.clivepublicart.com.
As always, it is an honor and a privilege to serve as your Mayor. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions you may have.
Scott Cirksena
Mayor
Phone: 515-223-6220
Email: scirksena@cityofclive.com
