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City outlines Shines Theatre history and legal action as state grants remain with New York
Summary
Assistant City Manager Jenny Haynes summarized decades of restoration attempts at the Shines Theatre and told the council the city has moved forward with an Article 19‑B legal action to transfer title; state restoration grants remain reimbursement programs held by New York State.
Assistant City Manager Jenny Haynes told the council on May 22 that Shines Theatre has a long restoration history and that the city has initiated a legal process to acquire the property after owner inactivity and unpaid taxes.
Haynes traced ownership and grant history: the property moved from Pentagon Realty to the Cayuga County Arts Council in 1998; state grants funded early roof and masonry repairs and later lobby and electrical upgrades; Bowers Development formed Shines Theater LLC and the property transferred to that entity on Dec. 5, 2018…
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