Campus Village Shoppes is a community cornerstone. Unneeded apartments can’t replace it.
For College Park to maintain its charm, Campus Village Shoppes must stay alive.
‘We lost everything’: Campus Village Shoppes closure stuns business owners
The shopping center will be turned into an apartment complex with retail space, according to an LV Collective spokesperson.
College Park City Council delays decision on controversial urban renewal policy
College Park has only ever used urban renewal in Lakeland — a historically African American neighborhood in the city — in 1970.
College Park restorative justice commission discusses goals, progress in one-year update
The commission was formed with a focus on the city, but consultants are pushing for the commission to focus on Lakelanders themselves.
College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn to head racial equity group for local officials
The mayor and two city staff members will also participate in a semester-long fellowship discussing how to achieve racial justice through city planning.
Restorative Justice Steering Committee presents plan to College Park City Council
Among other goals, the plan seeks to educate College Park residents on the history of Lakeland, a historically Black neighborhood in the city.
City of College Park opens applications for its Restorative Justice Steering Committee
The committee seeks to address the city's history of oppression of the Lakeland community.
College Park Council OKs steering committee to approach restorative justice in Lakeland
The discussions come after the city apologized for its role in the displacement of two-thirds of the Lakeland community.
College Park City Council discusses committee to approach restorative justice in Lakeland
The council plans to officially establish the steering committee at next week’s meeting.