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Cascade Bond Open Houses give community chance to view plans

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PCC and community members have been working collaboratively over the last year to identify Cascade Campus site plan options that would support both the college’s academic mission and better integration with North Killingsworth’s business corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods.

The Bond Team has worked hard to develop future plans for the Cascade Campus in partnership with the community.

After considering input from both campus and community stakeholders, PCC narrowed 12 options down to two in June.  This summer, the PCC Bond Project Team has been thoroughly evaluating the feasibility of these two options, considering issues such as, construction phasing, temporary uses, N. Killingsworth street activation, academic programming space needs, delivery and access issues.

This October, the Project Team will present its findings to Cascade Campus and neighborhood and business community members.  Thanks to local businesses and the Cascade Campus, PCC will host six events in the community and on campus to share their findings and discuss opportunities and challenges for the two options. PCC is scheduled to select a final option in early November, and will then begin the design phase of planning.

  • Coffeehouse-5, 740 N. Killingsworth St.: 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
  • Borthwick Mall (center of Campus): 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
  • Red E Café, 1006 N. Killingsworth St.: 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
  • McMenamins Chapel Pub, 430 N. Killingsworth St.: 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
  • Emmanuel Temple Church, 1033 N. Sumner St.: 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
  • Cascade Student Center: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13.

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