City Selects LCC for Site Redevelopment

On  March 10, 2010, the City Council acting as the Urban Renewal Agency Board, approved the sale of the property across from the downtown library at 10th Ave and Charnelton St to Lane Community College (LCC).  LCC intends to build a new 90,000 square-foot downtown center on the site.   The new facility  will provide affordable job-training and small business development education in an innovative, “green” building with easy access to mass transit.  LCC is also considering building about 200 beds of student housing on the site.

While it is still in the early stages of development, the new LCC building plans on being a model of energy efficiency and green construction which will house the college’s Energy Management program.  LCC is committed to a strong downtown presence and will continue its current offerings, plus add access to training programs in health and alternative health care, energy management and renewable energy, and business development and employee training services. Construction on the new facility could begin in 2011. The City is looking forward to a continued partnership with LCC to move this important development project forward.  LCC’s Downtown Campus Feasibility Report can viewed here.

For more information about the new LCC Downtown Campus, please go to LCC’s Downtown Campus webpage at: http://www.lanecc.edu/dc/.