Hold on to your hats; here is some really good news about the Port Orford Community Center
project—the City was awarded a $1.5 million federal Community Development Block Grant to
be used solely to renovate our Community Building!
Mayor Pat Cox said, “This was a wonderful Christmas gift to Port Orford and will be a big boost for our community.”
The local Community Center Fundraising Committee members are ready to get back to work, raising the additional monies needed to link the Center and American Legion Hall and make long overdue upgrades to the Hall. John Johnston, Co-Chair of the Committee, said, “Our group is really looking forward to getting this terrific community project fully funded and under construction.”
Co-Chair Tobe Porter agreed, saying, “It’s exciting to think about the many ways we can utilize a vastly improved Center. Just imagine programs and events not drowned out by an outdated heating system, plays and music with good acoustics performed on the
lowered stage, and restrooms with separate stalls! All this and more in the not-too-distant future.”