Know Your City: Downtown Corvallis – Past, Present, Future

Since 2017, the Community Planning Committee of the League of Women Voters of Corvallis has offered public forums highlighting Corvallis city services and programs.

Join us for an evening of exploration and envisioning as we present this year’s program – Know Your City: Downtown Corvallis – Past, Present, Future.

Date: February 26, 2026
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Location: Corvallis Benton County Public Library, 645 Monroe | Corvallis, OR

How does the past shape the present and future downtown?
Jema Patterson, Engage Corvallis

What is the health of present downtown?
Rian Amiton, Senior Planner, Corvallis Community Development
Christopher Jacobs, Manager, Corvallis Benton County Economic Development Office

How will the Downtown Vitality Strategy Task Force (DVSTF) impact downtown?
Steve Clark, Co-chair, DVSTF

What do we want for future downtown?
Robin Lancaster, Engineer and DVSTF
Tucker Kirkes, OSU Environmental Science Student and DVSTF
Deann Garcia, President, Downtown Corvallis Organization and DVSTF

This event is in-person only. However, the program will be recorded and available the following week on the LWV Corvallis YouTube channel. We hope you’ll be part of this important conversation!

This Know Your City program is sponsored by:

• The League of Women Voters of Corvallis
• The Corvallis Benton County Public Library
• The City of Corvallis
• The Benton County Historical Society, and
• The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition