If you are interested in business development within the city, please contact City Hall at 815-537-5598.
A variety of incentives are available to commercial and industrial projects initiated within the Whiteside County Enterprise Zone. For information on sales tax deductions, property tax abatements, investment tax credits, jobs tax credits, dividend deductions and tax exemptions, contact the Zone Administrator at 815-772-5175 or visit the Enterprise Zone office at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL.
The objectives of the City’s Redevelopment Plan are:
The City believes that to achieve these objectives, a number of improvement activities need to be undertaken, including a combination of private developments and public investments and infrastructure improvements. As described in the Redevelopment Plan, the private development activities proposed for the Redevelopment Project Area include the rehabilitation of existing properties and new construction or reconstruction of private buildings within the Redevelopment Project Area. These buildings and properties are located in areas designated for residential, commercial and industrial use. The public investments and infrastructure improvements that are proposed include, but are not restricted to, street and sidewalk improvements, land assembly and site preparation, public utilities (water, sanitary, and storm sewer facilities), landscaping, traffic control signalization, and marketing of properties and programs of financial assistance authorized under the TIF Act.
The City continues to actively market sites within Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 to potential developers and undertake public improvement projects with Redevelopment Area No. 1 as the need dictates.
City Hall is open Monday through Friday from 7am to noon and 12:30-3:30pm.