T.B. Scott Free Library Adult Department announces the continuation of the Building Merrill Together Program Series with an evening of discussion that will focus on the area’s economy and help to guide residents and governmental officials of Merrill and Lincoln County as they work toward creating a vibrant economic environment that will help to sustain and attract others to the area.
What are the historic, cultural and economic assets of Merrill? What makes the City of Parks vibrant? How can we continue to invigorate our community now and in the future? Through the Building Merrill Together Program Series, the T.B. Scott Library is inviting Merrill citizens from all sectors of our community to explore these questions by looking into the past, present and future and talking about issues important to working people in Merrill and Lincoln County. The series will begin on Sept. 4 from 6-8 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Merrill City Hall with an exploration of the assets and challenges Merrill has regarding its economic development. The dialogue aims to: more specifically define what economic development means for Merrill’s present and future; articulate what we are currently doing regarding economic development and why; understand at a deeper level what our individual and collective thinking is about Merrill’s assets and challenges regarding economic development, and utilize community sector and city government collaboration strategies to enhance policy decisions. This approach is driven by the belief that public reflection on what it means to make a living and make a life in Merrill and exploring public policy issues such as economic development will lead to the development and implementation of creative ideas and plans that are truly citizen, community and governmentally based.
For more information, please contact Laurie Ollhoff, Assistant Director, at 715-536-7191, [email protected]; or John Greenwood at 715-218-0284, [email protected].
Refreshments will be provided compliments of local area businesses.