Pl. Grove leaders want to build 4-block city campus downtown

PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- Forget what you know Pleasant Grove's Main Street looks like, instead visualize a four-block municipal campus with a village-type setting done in early 1800s-style architecture, and you have the dream city leaders are working to make a reality.

"It's been germinating for years," said Pleasant Grove's Community Development Director Ken Young, adding that the revitalization of the downtown area has been discussed at several meetings.

The city of Pleasant Grove began advertising for proposals March 1 from firms interested in designing and constructing a civic center that would ideally include a city hall, a fire station, a library, a police station, a justice court, arts center, a 2-acre park, amphitheater and underground parking. Thinking ahead, they want the plans made for a city of 60,000, which is Pleasant Grove's projected build out population.

Young said the idea of a downtown campus became more conceptualized with the help of the American Institute of Architects Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team in 2006, and even more so during the city's general plan update and the birth of the Downtown 2020 Action Plan. It was during the 2020 Action meetings that those participating decided on an old-style early 1800s village concept.

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