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Preliminary design released for La Pine Archway, a new gateway that will welcome visitors to the community

La Pine Urban Renewal Agency has released preliminary design for community archway.
La Pine Urban Renewal Agency
La Pine Urban Renewal Agency has released preliminary design for community archway.

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The La Pine Urban Renewal Agency has announced its preliminary design for the La Pine Archway Project, which has been in development over the last year with design and architecture representatives from Open Concept Architecture.

The Urban Renewal Agency has held several public workshops throughout 2024 in which the concepts were defined, developed, and presented to the Agency Board, staff, and the public.

The preliminary concept includes design attributes that utilize and emphasize elements from the natural environment of the La Pine area, including Ponderosa Pine, meandering river patterns of the Deschutes Basin, and the Lava Flows that reflect the connection between the city and its environs.

This project has been spearheaded by the Agency, utilizing funds from the Urban Renewal Tax Increment Financing which are statutorily reserved for beautification projects in La Pine’s Urban Renewal District and concurrently collected from businesses and residents within the boundaries of the District.

This project is also commensurate with the Goals and Objectives of the 2014 Urban Renewal Plan, most notably, “The promotion of the area as an energetic community of local business that is supported by the residents of both La Pine and the outlying areas, and by tourists traveling through La Pine.”

The project is now in the engineering and site feasibility stage and will be presented to the La Pine City Council for comment to the Agency.

The Agency intends to draw attraction to its designated downtown core, beginning at the intersection of Highway 97 and Huntington Road, as contained within the Agency Plan, with the project site expanding over Huntington Road.

Headquartered in La Pine, OR, the La Pine Urban Renewal Agency is a partner to the City of La Pine in providing promotion to the business core of the City through the appropriation of Tax Increment Revenues through its programs. The collective intent is to bring revitalization efforts to the City’s center. More information can be found at: www.lapineoregon.gov

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