The two-story, 95,000-square-foot East County Library will be constructed near a light-rail station in Gresham. (Holst Architecture)
Nearly three years after voters approved a bond measure, ground was broken last week on the new $147 million East County Library in Gresham.
The two-story, 95,000-square-foot facility will be located at 1297 N.W. Eastman Parkway.
In late June, Multnomah County Library finalized its purchase of most of the 3-acre former Gresham City Hall Park and Ride lot from TriMet for $1.98 million. TriMet is keeping approximately 25,000 square feet for future transit-oriented development. Another portion of the site, the approximately 18,000-square-foot South Civic Hub strip parallel to the MAX light-rail station, will become civic space (possibly a farmers market, food truck pod, or another use) via a partnership between TriMet, the city of Gresham, and…
