Centennial Mills Redevelopment | Proposed

[MarkDaMan]

Future of Centennial Mill buildings comes to fore
The fate of a landmark scheduled for demolition is in the hands of developers and, possibly, the public.
The 5-acre Centennial Mill site, just south of the Fremont Bridge, was bought by the city of Portland in 2000 as a potential extension of Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Activists are working to save the abandoned feed and flour mills on the site.
Patricia Gardner, chairwoman of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association planning committee, said the neighborhood association considers the mills regionally significant, and that they should be allowed to remain regardless of how the rest of the property is developed. Gardner has asked the Portland Development Commission to include public input before making a final decision about the property.
The PDC is expected to announce a request for proposals from developers. Currently, the Portland Police Bureau uses the property as a stable for its mounted patrol unit.