(LAGRANGE) – The LaGrange County Community Foundation is moving into a new home.

Foundation officials announced their plans to move to the former Parkview Occupational Health Building at U.S. 20 and 250 West later this year. The Community Foundation acquired property on December 30th.

Community Foundation Board President Neal Wolheter said they have been setting aside funds for several years, which allowed the Foundation to purchase the property using available cash, meaning no mortgage was required.

A portion of the cost of the building was funded using a gift the Foundation received at the beginning of 2019.

The property contains over 4,000 square feet of space along with a parking lot of 6,000 square feet. The Community Foundation expects to move into the new property sometime in the second half of 2020.

In addition to reduced operating costs, the new building will be more accessible to elderly and disabled patrons.

Community Foundation Executive Director Octavia Yoder says greater visibility, lower costs and enhanced accessibility were the deciding factors.

The Foundation plans to sell their existing property, located at 109 E. Central Avenue. They hope that the sale of that property could be part of larger downtown development efforts in LaGrange.