What is the best community use for the Carnegie Center? We want your ideas!

The Center, in Oregon City’s historic McLoughlin neighborhood at 606 John Adams Street, was built in 1912 as a public library, funded in part by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. It was in continuous use as a library until that facility moved to larger quarters in 1994. The following year, it was reopened as a multi-use community center under the supervision of the Oregon City Parks and Recreation Department. It has since housed a children’s museum, art gallery and cultural gift shop. The Center has been vacant since August 2008.

The Oregon City Commission has convened a Citizen Task Force to recommend one or more uses for the Carnegie Center. The Task Force will meet three times by early 2010. Please share your ideas with us by completing the following questionnaire. You can learn more about this project by clicking on the Carnegie link below.  The Task Force will make its recommendations to the Commission in early 2010.