…In conjunction with the City of Stanwood’s comprehensive plan now under consideration, DESIGN STANWOOD has been a joint effort by concerned citizens to create a DAT, or Design Assistance Team. A DAT program is a program under the auspices of the AIA (American Institute of Architects) in which a group of interested and qualified architects are invited to study a city or town’s needs and suggest ways to direct growth, stimulate business and present a new vision for the future. Held on April 25, 26 & 27, the ideas and designs will be compiled and presented to the public on May 28th at 5 pm in City Hall

…A group of dedicated Stanwood and Camano Island citizens working together to reach back into our history and move forward into the future - to make downtown Stanwood an exciting, more inclusive business core, a place that is ready for growth and change in order to serve our communities better.

For almost one hundred years, Stanwood has been many special things, not the least of which is two rather distinct places that share common ground but speak to different needs in our communities and resonate with different voices. We feel it is time to bring these different entities together in a sympathetic unity with a design that bespeaks our rich and vital history while utilizing its distinctive strengths.

…DESIGN STANWOOD is each of us. It is a vehicle by which we can come together and effect change. To make it happen, we will need your help.

…It means that Stanwood had the opportunity to become a more energetic, more cohesive and comprehensive municipality, serving its citizens’ needs better, giving each of us a new sense of place.

A number of exciting ideas were presented to us by the DAT team. Now it’s up to us as a community to decide what and how we will implement them.

Ideas included:

…There are many ways to help and support DESIGN STANWOOD
Here are a few suggestions: