In March 2023, a car struck the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce building in the middle of the night, causing extensive damage to the 70-year-old former DMV office building.
On Feb. 20, Linn County commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker approved a $70,000 economic development grant to help repair the building and modernize it with an ADA-approved restroom.
Chamber CEO Rebecca Grizzle told the commissioners the project estimate is $202,000 for the basic structural…