Work to restore the historic Atascadero Printery building is progressing.

The Atascadero Printery Foundation is working to transform the old building into a large community space.

“There's not a lot for our youth to do. Our seniors have a great facility, a great program, but their facility is tiny and they need a bigger place, so we need this for our community,” said Karen McNamara, Atascadero Printery Foundation President.

The group was established 10 years ago and has since made enough money through grassroots fundraisers to purchase the building from the city and begin renovations. Now, they’re marking another significant step in the process.

“The beginning of the actual retrofit process,” McNamara explained. “It's a three-layer plaster system with a fiberglass mesh embedded and tha

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