ARLINGTON – Imagine if Arlington had a place where inventors, gadget geeks, artists and startup business entrepreneurs could create things through do-it-yourself approaches using the latest manufacturing and design tools.
That’s what a committee of forward-thinking city, business, education and community leaders have in mind. They want to establish a makerspace in Arlington, a collaborative place to learn and a safe place to fail.
The committee is drafting a business plan that it hopes to complete this month. The plan would be a first step in building stakeholder support to pursue funding, court user groups, acquire equipment and find a location.
A makerspace is a community workspace where people can access tools, resources and workshops in order to make, repair, invent or create anything they put their mind to doing.
“It’s really about creating a space…
