Council Will Get New Cultural Center Plans
Although plans for a long-awaited cultural arts center were stalled in 1997, the city will be revisiting the subject in early 1998.
The center, planned for 15th and Monroe streets, was originally expected to cost $7 million, but the price tag escalated to nearly $11 million as architects accommodated requests by city officials.
In May, the City Council called for the cost to be reduced to about $7.3 million. The city has raised about $8 million toward the project.
The scaled-back plans will be presented to the council Tuesday. “The new plans look really nice,” Mayor Frank G. Fry said.
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