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Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh on Wednesday spoke with pride about what’s been happening on this side of the Missouri River.

“We need to make the riverfront a destination and we’re well on the way on our side,” he said. “We have a park and new developments. I think what Council Bluffs has done on its side has made Omaha take notice to activate their side.”

Nevertheless, to the north and south of the Tom Hanafan’s River’s Edge Park that Walsh referred to are wooden areas that could see some improvements for public use, he said. And, there are opportunities for more revitalization on the Omaha side, he added.

With that in mind, a meeting is being held on Monday in which the public can offer input on future plans for the Council Bluffs/Omaha riverfront. The mayors of both communities, along with a group of community leaders have been working together with other government officials and stakeholders to improve both sides of the river.

A nationally-known firm, OJB Landscape Architecture has been hired to develop a master plan in and around Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing in Omaha, and the River’s Edge from north of Hanafan Park to the Union Pacific Bridge in Council Bluffs, according to Walsh.