Portland asks groups to work together on plan for Keller Auditorium [Video]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The Portland City Council says they’re shifting gears when it comes to plans for the iconic Keller Auditorium.

Instead of picking a plan to either renovate or replace the building, the city council is asking the two groups with competing proposals – Portland State University and the Halprin Landscape Conservancy – to work together.

According to city leaders, Halprin Landscape is pushing to renovate the theater, while PSU is hoping for a brand-new performing arts complex at Portland State.

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City leaders say they want both groups to collaborate on one plan for the Keller.

Both organizations told FOX 12 they are eager to work together for a solution that would better benefit both groups and the city of Portland.

PSU said in a statement, in part, that they are looking …