Truckee is about to get its own maker space, stocked with tools and materials to help locals get creative.
Morgan Goodwin made bringing a maker space to Truckee a big part of his campaign for town council this year. It was a message that resonated with the community.
“Through the town council campaign I met a lot of people who wanted to get involved,” Goodwin says. “We started having some meetings and creating a team of people who would be best positioned to make it happen.”
First, they picked a name: The Truckee Roundhouse, named for the town’s railroad history. Then in May, the group began meeting with Truckee airport officials and by August they had secured a lease on a hangar. That lease begins December first. In the meantime, the Roundhouse board of directors – all volunteers from the community – are working to secure tool donations and funding.
Once the space opens in January, Goodwin says it will offer all-access passes for $50 a month that will be “like having a gym membership, where instead of going to use the treadmills and the free weights, you’re coming to use the welding machines and the laser cutter … to be creative,” Goodwin says.
Eventually the Roundhouse will also offer classes and host events.
