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Community Action’s Gathering Place wins zone change to move meals program three blocks west
Summary
The commission approved a PUD amendment and subarea to allow Community Action to renovate 919 South 12th Street for The Gathering Place, including a slight height waiver for an addition; the move is expected to preserve services and support a $2.5 million renovation.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted 8-0 April 16 to approve a change of zone and a PUD subarea that will allow Community Action Partnership to relocate The Gathering Place, its long-running evening meal program, to 919 South 12th Street.
Community Action plans to renovate a vacant, roughly two-and-a-half–story brick building owned by NeighborWorks Lincoln and convert it for The Gathering Place, which serves evening meals seven nights a week and provides other support services. Heather Lachman, CEO of Community Action,…
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