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Downtown Master Plan Adopted!

Morris has a new Downtown Master Plan! On August 3rd, 2020, City Council gave final approval to adopt the plan. Many thanks to the Morris residents, business owners, and organizations that participated in the planning process through interviews, surveys, and online engagement. This document was informed and shaped by all of you! (ADOPTED) Morris Downtown…

Nearing the Finish Line!

The Morris Planning Commission held a Public Hearing to review the Draft Plan this past Wednesday. After some discussion about plan implementation and priority projects, the Plan was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission. Next Steps: The Plan will be reviewed by the City Council on August 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Check out the…

View the Draft Plan (& Save The Date)!

The Downtown Morris Master Plan is drafted and ready for your review! Check out the draft plan here. After you have read through the draft plan, take this quick 5-minute survey to let us know your top priority projects for Downtown and share any additional thoughts or comments about the plan. The Morris Planning Commission…

Results Are In: Morris Downtown Survey Complete!

Thank you to everyone who completed the Morris Downtown Resident/Consumer Survey! We had fantastic participation, receiving over 1,000 responses over six weeks. Double-thanks to all those who took the time to elaborate on their ideas and responses via the open comment section. We heard lots of great feedback about Downtown Morris that we will use…

Last Chance to Take The Survey! Closing 12/22

Reminder To Take The Survey! Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful responses to the Downtown Morris Resident/Consumer Survey! Given the outstanding number of responses from community members already, we will keep the survey open for a few more days! If you haven’t already, please take 10 minutes to share your thoughts and ideas…

Share Your Ideas: Take This Survey!

Share Your Ideas We want to hear from YOU. Take 10-12 minutes to share your thoughts and ideas by completing the Downtown Morris Survey (button below)! Survey Information: “The City of Morris and the Morris Downtown Development Partnership are currently updating the Downtown Morris Master Plan. The City and downtown’s business community seek your help…