Dayton non-profit, Westside Makerspace has received over a million dollars from the City. The funding is from Dayton Recovery Plan funds as part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
Westside Makerspace hosts entrepreneurs to build their skills using shared tools and equipment — including 3-D printers and woodworking machinery.
The nonprofit says the grant will go toward a new building and more equipment.
Samantha Walker Baskin, the program manager at the Makerspace, shared their vision for their new building.
“Right now we’re at an intermediate space, but we need to build our own space and we’re hoping for something much bigger than what we’ve had,” Baskin said. “ We’re looking at like 30,000 square feet potentially. So the money is going to cover that for the most part.”
The co-op’s pilot location was at the West Dayton branch…
