In 2023, PC and Nexus completed a Goal 9: Economic Development & Employment Lands Assessment for the City of La Grande. The study found that the City has limited capacity for in-fill and has lost significant economic development opportunities due to site types and ownership patterns in recent years. The report recommends adding 121 acres of industrial land and 63 acres of commercial land, to be distributed within GC, IC, I-1, I-2 and BP districts, with specific recommendations on lot sizes. The report also recommends leveraging URA funds to spur on private sector in-fill development and facilitating the development of a maker-space friendly zoning district near Downtown La Grande.
As a follow-up to this project, PC, Nexus, and Fehr & Peers completed a Goal 14 Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Study to help identify lands suitable for incorporation into the City’s UGB.
The full Goal 9 study can be read here:
