
FOCUS: Bondurant:
… the challenges & opportunities of a smaller suburban community.
Marketa Oliver outlined the opportunities and challenges faced by a smaller suburban municipality.
- What are the revenue streams and how is the money spent?
- What about the recovery dollars coming from the federal government?
- What were the efforts that went into attracting Amazon?
- The balance between regional cooperation and community distinctiveness.

Marketa Oliver, Bondurant City Administrator
A Drake University graduate, Marketa took her present position in 2017 after 25 years of city management experience in Windsor Heights, Yakima (Washington), Norwalk, and a stint in state government.