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GREENSBORO — A local task force pedaling the Depot on East Washington Street as the future site for the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame could learn Thursday if its efforts have been successful.

The hall's board of directors has scheduled a meeting Wednesday night in Morristown, N.J., to consider offers from Greensboro and Davis, Calif., a city with a rich history in cycling.

"We're just keeping our fingers crossed," said Neil Belenky, head of the task force that represents Action Greensboro, the Greensboro Sports Commission and Downtown Greensboro Inc. "We have done all we can do."

Bill Brunner, the head of the hall of fame search committee, said that if the board reached a decision Wednesday, the winning city would be notified on Thursday.

Specifically, Brunner said, the board planned to vote Wednesday on drafting a memorandum of understanding with the host city.

"There is a lot of background work that needs to be done before a formal and final agreement is done," Brunner said. "... But we don't anticipate any stumbling blocks. It's just something that has to be done."

Working out the details of an agreement could take a month, Brunner said.

He and another representative from the hall visited Greensboro last week. Their day-and-a-half-stay included a visit to the Depot, the city's transportation hub, which has emerged as the preferred local site for the hall of fame and museum.

"It's a beautiful space," Brunner said. "It's a perfect match up for the whole thing."

Local officials like the Depot because the hall of fame could move in without doing any work to the building.

Officials at the hall announced about a year ago that they wanted to leave their long-time home in Somerville, N.J., a bedroom community of New York City, after their original home was sold for redevelopment.

The hall preserves the history of cycling, recognizes those who have had a positive impact on the sport and collects historical artifacts for research and public display.

Contact Donald W. Patterson at 373-7027 or don.patterson@news-record.com.