Nevada City’s new mayor says he’s been in discussions with some local business owners about an economic revival of the former Tech Center property. Doug Fleming says there’s about 150-thousand square feet of available space in two buildings that were originally constructed in 2007 on Providence Mine Road…

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Fleming says the property is also one of three sites under consideration by the State Judicial Council to move the courthouse. But he thinks that’s a longshot…

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Fleming says there’s also sufficient space between the buildings for a 300 to 500-seat amphitheatre. And he says there’s also hope for more housing. Last year, the City Council approved The Grove, a development of 71 homes and townhouses. It’s proposed by the same company that built the Tech Center, which was vacated 11 years ago. Fleming says he hopes a presentation on these concepts can be made to the Council in the near future.