About Us
Action Plan
The purpose of Design Morris! action plan is to create a shared vision among all of the project participants and community for the overall project. It provides a tool to articulate the details of the projects in order to inform potential funding sources. The goal is to have a complete and written plan that acts as a strategy for promotion and raising funds throughout the future of Design Morris!
You can download the complete action plan at the bottom of this page.
Organization
The purpose of the Design Morris! project is to better equip the community of Morris, MN to beautify and improve their city. The justification of Design Morris! is that it will help to ensure the future of the community.
Mission Statement
Preserving the historic past of Morris, while focusing on the future of this community by improving the look and feel of the town
Slogan/Motto
Design Morris! Preserving our past, and planning for our future.
History
Design Morris! began when several community members in Morris realized the need for updating the look and feel of the city. These community members formed a steering committee and named it Design Morris!. After an extensive planning process the Design Morris steering committee brought the Minnesota Design Team to visit the city. The team was made up of architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners and community development experts. These specialists developed drawings or suggested changes throughout the city. The community viewed these drawings and many signed up as volunteers to help the projects progress. After careful review of the suggestions, five specific areas were chosen to start implementing change. An action group was then formed for each of the five projects and volunteers were enlisted to run those action groups. The currently active projects are the Community Public Spaces, Elementary Property Reuse, Sixth Street Corridor, and Trails. Each group is working on furthering their specific projects. Click on each of the action groups to learn more about each individual project.
Design Morris! is co-led by David Fluegel and Carolyn Peterson. For more information on any of the projects e-mail David or e-mail Carolyn.
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