Let 'Em Know What You Want at 311 W. Main

It can't be said any plainer - if you want a say in what you want to see done with the former arts center and former Masonic Shiloh Lodge at 311 W. Main Street, then you need to be at the at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

At that time, the new arts consultant to the 311 W. Main Task Force will listen to feedback from the community community about the renovation and revitalization of the building.

Do you want a movie theater for independent films? Do you want an art studio? Do you want practice areas for orchestras? A place for local bands to play on the weekend?

Let AMS know tomorrow.

AMS Planning & Research will hold the session on April 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the borough Parks and Recreation building. 

The building is located at Seventh Street and Lansdale Avenue, across the street from Lansdale Catholic and St. Mary Manor. 

Parking is available in the lot behind the parks and recreation building and across the street at Lansdale Catholic.

The task force rejected proposals from two firms in December and a steering committee pursued a second round of Requests for Proposals.

A total of eight consulting firms responded to the second request for proposal, but with 23-years of art and cultural development experience it was AMS Research and Planning who won over the steering committee.

Lansdale Borough Council unanimously approved AMS Planning as the consultant March 21.

According to The Reporter, a resident of Mt. Vernon Street criticized the  hiring of a consultant.

“How many more consulting firms are we going to hire? Our taxes are high enough,” she said.

According to a press release, AMS will articulate the potential uses and programming of the building, identify prospective users, suggest a management model and eliminate operating costs.

The public input is at the top of AMS Planning and Research's study process.