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Heritage Theater seeks county match, city weighs $1 million renovation request; library plans director handoff
Summary
Jason Clark, manager of Heritage Theater Festival Hall, asked the Cedar City Council to include $50,000 in the city budget this year to spur a county matching contribution for Festival Hall capital upgrades, and said the theater would seek $1 million per year for major renovations starting in 2028; Library Director Steve Decker told the council he will retire Aug. 16 and asked the city to fund an overlap so a new director can start Aug. 1.
Jason Clark, manager of the Heritage Theater/Festival Hall, asked the Cedar City Council to include $50,000 in the city budget as a cash contribution his office will use to invite Iron County to match funds for capital upgrades to the Festival Hall. Clark said the money would be used for draperies, replacement of worn steps and countertops and other building care. He said he was confident a county match would be forthcoming if the city brought “cash in hand.”
Clark also said the theater is proposing a staged capital program that would include asking the council for $1 million this year and in each of the next two years to pay for a major renovation…
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