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Council to introduce ordinance approving lease of City Hall space to Keystone Collections Group
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to retroactively approve a lease between the City and Keystone Collections Group for coworking space at City Hall; mayor said initial foot traffic has been strong and council members reported a good fit for downtown activation.
Council introduced an ordinance to retroactively approve the mayor's execution of a lease between the City of Lebanon and Keystone Collections Group for a portion of City Hall at 735 Cumberland Street.
The mayor said Keystone had to relocate after the county began renovating the county courthouse and the city offered a smaller coworking space on similar financial terms. "They opened up a few days into July. And the last couple of weeks, it is so noticeable the number of people that are coming into City Hall and coming into the downtown," the mayor said, calling the move "a really good thing."
A council member who visited Keystone in the new space said the tenant seemed to be fitting in well. The mayor also cited local tax-collection foot-traffic estimates and suggested the presence of a staffed tax office could bring more downtown visits.
The ordinance will be introduced on first reading; council discussed the item and did not take final action that night.
