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Montgomery residents rally to save downtown community center; EDC to fund studies, council to allow short-term reopening
Summary
At a Jan. 8 Montgomery City Council workshop, residents urged the council to preserve the downtown community center rather than demolish it. Council members and the Economic Development Corporation said they will fund design studies and staff moved to allow limited reopening while longer-term repairs and renderings are developed.
Montgomery residents and council members spent the majority of a Jan. 8 workshop urging preservation of the city’s downtown community center and outlining immediate steps to allow limited public use while design and remediation work proceed.
At the start of public comment, Megan Tuttle (listed on the speaker roster) told the council, "I'm here to ask you carefully consider the future of the downtown community center before moving forward with the demolition," arguing the building has served as "a meaningful gathering place for decades." Lisa Gregory, a real estate broker, said Montgomery’s historic character draws visitors and encouraged renovation or adaptive reuse rather than demolition. "Tearing something down in demolition is not the way to go with this property," she said.
Speakers across several turns cited the center’s role in…
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