Community Input Session to be held September 11, 4:30-6:00pm at Knight Museum, 908 Yellowstone Ave., Alliance
Dr. Sabine Martin, representing Kansas State University’s Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program along with faculty and students from South Dakota State University’s School of Design will facilitate a community input session on the revitalization of the former power plant in Alliance. Box Butte Development Corporation in partnership with the City of Alliance invites residents to attend the input session on Friday, September 11 from 4:30-6:00pm at the Knight Museum located at 908 Yellowstone Ave., Alliance, NE.
With funding from the EPA, the Kansas State University TAB program provides free technical assistance to communities that want to redevelop brownfield sites/structures with the goal to revitalize the community. Brownfields are vacant or underutilized parcels or structures that may or may not be contaminated. The City of Alliance’s decommissioned power plant was selected as a joint community project for students studying interior and graphic design, landscape, architecture, and studio art.
Tours of the power plant will be open to the public from 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, September 11. Attending the tour is not required to participate in the Community Input Session. If attending the tour, please wear close-toed shoes and enter at 103 Toluca Ave., Alliance.
During the Community Input Session, participants will work in small groups to provide input and ideas to revitalize the power plant. The student group will use these community ideas to design potential reuse options for community consideration.
Registration is requested but not required. Please visit Box Butte Development Corporation’s Facebook page for more event details and registration. If you have questions about the event, please contact Box Butte Development Corporation at 308-762-1800 or BBDCdirector@bbc.net.