Politics & Government
Inver Grove Heights Keeps Its Logo
The City Council decided to stick with its current logo instead of switching to a new one designed by Dakota County Technical College students.
When it comes to the logo for Inver Grove Heights city government, new doesn’t necessarily mean improved.
The decided last week to stick with the city’s current green, yellow and white that adorns city correspondence, vehicles and signs, to name a few uses.
In keeping the current identifier, the council—during its Dec. 12 meeting—said thanks, but no thanks to a series of would-be logos designed by Dakota County Technical College students.
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While complimented the students on their work, none of their designs stood out when compared to the city’s current design.
“For the City Council, the logo needs to be something we all agree on, and we couldn’t do that on a new one,” he said. “What the students came up with was very, very good, and we appreciate their work on this project.”
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Before the council decided to stay the course on the logo, the students’ draft designs were floated around City Hall to gather opinions on the possible new looks, Tourville said.
“We couldn’t get a consensus,” he said.
Last week’s council decision ended a multiple-month process that was led at City Hall by Assistant City Administrator , who also had positive things to say about the DCTC students’ design work.
“I thought this was a good process for the students,” she said.
Although the council elected to keep the current logo, Tourville said the process of examining the logo was a good thing for the city to undertake.
“It’s never a bad thing to have a good discussion,” he said. “And we had a good, healthy discussion concerning the logo.”
Tourville said the council may consider tweeting the current logo at a future meeting.
Even if the logo is altered in some fashion in the near future, residents probably won’t see anything different for some time, Tourville said. The city would use up all items printed with the current logo before anything new would be ordered.
“It’s not like we would throw all of our envelopes and letterhead out right away,” he said. “We need to be responsible with the city’s money.”
