The Lincoln Park South Lake Alliance was established as a 501(c)(3) in July 2020 to formalize the efforts started by community members who formed the Lincoln Park Impact Committee. The group formed after it was announced that Clermont Elementary School, located on Bloxam Avenue, would close in 2023 when the Lake County School Board builds the new Aurelia M. Cole Academy K-8 School. The Alliance’s focus is to preserve Clermont Elementary as a historical building with the goal of having the building remain in the community and function as a Community Center. The Center would provide Employment Training/Entrepreneurship, the Arts, and Recreation to all of South Lake.
Committee members and supporters believe South Lake is in need of a facility where everyone can come together to build community, close education gaps, provide employment training and leadership skills, collaborate, create and interact through the arts and recreation activities.
