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Chamber proposes nonprofit to repurpose city‑owned 120 Building as year‑round community center
Summary
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce announced plans to form a nonprofit (Community Culture Collective) to convert the city‑owned 120 Building into a community center with a teen center, senior programs, performing arts, and a business/innovation hub; the idea was presented during public comment and requires council direction and further vetting.
Julie Hahn, chief executive officer of the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce, urged the council on Sept. 2 to support a partnership to repurpose the city‑owned 120 Building into a year‑round community center.
Hahn said the Chamber and community partners are forming a nonprofit called the Community Culture Collective (C3) to develop a teen center, senior programs, a performing-arts venue, affordable meeting and recreational space, and a business/innovation hub to retain local spending and support entrepreneurs. “Sammamish is missing something essential, a central year round gathering place,” she told the council.
Hahn described the building as centrally located and city‑owned and said the center could complement the town center project by bringing “vibrancy and purpose” to the area. She cited the community’s relatively high median income—“over 227,000 across more than 22,000 households,” as stated in her remarks—to argue that local purchasing power could better support local businesses if services and programming were available.
The presentation was made as public comment; council did not take action on the proposal Sept. 2. City officials would need to evaluate property availability, funding, operational responsibilities and any public‑private partnership terms before a formal council decision could be requested.
