The Vision for Crookston condensed

I have a vision for Crookston and have been actively pursuing it. I believe we can do this with faith not fear.  My vision is for Crookston has seven parts:

1.  First do no harm, keep Crookston beautiful and recycle older buildings.

2.  Keep Crookston quiet and peaceful. Slow down traffic and see the store windows through diagonal parking and two-way traffic

3.  Encourage small businesses through incentives, bring tax dollars back into Crookston (Just passed: our State now offers historic tax credits! as well as the federal government. Thanks to Bonnie McDonald and the MN Preservation Alliance.)

4.  Bring people downtown through affordable housing, increasing events and UMC involvement.

5.  Our kids:  create the best schools ever

6.  Encourage Arts and Culture through a regional approach, advertise our low rents to artists in Grand Forks, Fargo,and the Twin Cities.

7.  Timeliness, Transparency and Democracy in government:  Extensive partnering.  Create meaningful work through  “C-bucks” trade dollars which will also create conversations across all income groups.

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Top 10 Prayers for Crookston

That no more businesses close their doors.

That Metro Plains receives tax credit funding for the former Wayne Hotel.

That Prairie Skyline receives Housing the Long term Homeless funding for the former Union building.

That a developer comes forth to develop housing in the former Professional Building.

That community leaders prioritize developing housing and businesses downtown.

That the former Winter Shows building can successfully come back as a place for equine events.

That people and leaders adopt the idea of a working arts center in the former Cathedral on Ash.

That the Red Lake River is made into a recreational hot spot for Crookston.

That the poor, angry, depressed, apathetic, can’t be done here, misinformed, and gone to the lake folks are revitalized.

That our younger and older generations come back to help us.

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