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Council approves plan to activate MakerSpace in Peter Stewart building, funds interior work and starts operator search
Summary
Council approved moving forward with an approximately $450,000 budget to ready the Peter Stewart building (Rowan & Bragg) for use as a maker space, and directed staff to issue an RFP for an operator. Council members emphasized completing interior activation so partners and program operators can occupy the space.
Council voted to authorize staff to proceed with activating the former Peter Stewart building at the corner of Rowan Street and Bragg Boulevard as a makerspace. Public‑services and economic-development staff said roughly $450,000 remains from a prior allocation (the balance of an original $800,000 package) and that the funds should be used to make the building usable: roof and structural stabilization done earlier, and the next phase would fund interior work (bathrooms, electrical, basic…
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