At our 2008 State of the City event last night Mayor Phil Young made a very special announcement. The owners of this building, the Sampson family, have offered to give the building and land to the City for use as a community arts center.
The building is located at 7650 Equitable Drive. The building was built in the mid 1990’s by Mr. Roger Sampson. Mr. Sampson was a successful businessman who built the building as a place to create art. Mr. Sampson passed away a short time ago. His wife and his children wish to donate the building to the City so that it can be an arts center for the community like it was for their family.
This is a very exciting development for Eden Prairie. An arts center has been a community amenity that Eden Prairie city leaders have been wanting for many years. I think the time for an Eden Prairie Arts Center may be here. The City Council will talk more about this development at their January 22 Council meeting to discuss what comes next.
Very exciting!
