Kent State to Lease Vacant DuBois Property from Portage Development Board
University trustees approve deal to use 3.75 acres as staging area for construction of new architecture college with option to buy
In 15 years, Kent State University could own the vacant former DuBois Book Store property at the corner of Summit and South Lincoln streets, according to university officials. The Kent State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday — with one abstention — to approve a tenative deal that would see Kent State lease the property from the Portage Port Authority, an economic development body comprised of members appointed by the Portage County Commissioners. Kent State President Lester Lefton said immediate plans for the property are to use it as a construction staging area for the new College of Architecture and Environmental Design, which will stand on the new Esplanade extension into downtown. "We see that as a strategic …
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Sally
12:15 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012
We are STILL looking for a site for which to relocate the historic Wells-Sherman House! Wouldn't this make a lovely place for it? We have some interesting ideas regarding a creative reuse for it, too, that would fit the University and our city quite well. Please consider it! more ›