RCT Lease Change Proposed
Duluth City Council to consider taking over the utility payments for the Red Clay Theatre at upcoming Aug. 13 meeting.
To help “Eddie Owen Presents” at the Red Clay Theatre become a success and to create a nighttime economy in downtown Duluth, the city council is planning to consider taking over the utility payments for the theatre at its upcoming regular August meeting. At a Monday (Aug. 6) council work session, Duluth Economic Development Manager Chris McGahee proposed that the council amend Owen’s lease so the city assumes responsibility for an estimated $20,000 in utility costs for 12 months and authorizes $3,000 in general maintenance funds for air-conditioning, plumbing, etc. The money would come from the city’s general reserve funds, McGahee said. Owen lost his potential financial partners, McGahee told the council, and “is running out of resources…
Dusty Graham
4:03 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Best of Brews is actually owned by an individual, not the City. That is the only privately owned space on that block. Also, the original RCT was torn down. What remains is an addition, the exact build date escapes me, but the current building is younger than I am. Also, it was hinted at during the meeting that the rent ratio would change in the near future. We're actually spending more money than… more ›