[Winona] unreal

[Bob Sebo]

I think this city makes balanced invstments.  Last night, for example, they finally bit the bullet and spent $615,000 on a bike path under 61 to the middle school.  That path should have been there before the school opened...but at least it is being built now.

The street work being done on Pelzer is money well spent.

The infrastracture subsidies we gave to the Marine Art Museum were appropriate.

The start up funds for GRSF were appropriate.

The theatre study will cost $250,000.  Quality qualified architects aren't cheap.  Site selection and traffic studies and parking and all of that is, no doubt, involved as well as enviromental study soil tests and who knows what all.

I, too, would dearly love to the see the old middle school auditorium renovated.  But I don't think we can sell it to the festival...they want to be on the river...and it's not a theatre...its an auditorium...seats 800 I think.

As i said before, GRSF intends to become 2/3 supported by sales...1/3 through grants and private and public support...I don't think that's half bad for a non-proft theatre if they can do it.

Bob Sebo
Winona
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