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Reed Center seeks $500,000 for fire‑safety work; commission tables request pending budget review
Summary
Reed Center leaders requested $500,000 from the Redevelopment Commission on Sept. 16 to pay for Chapter 34 fire‑safety and life‑safety work needed to change the building’s occupancy and take formal ownership; commissioners tabled the request for further review.
Leaders of Reed Memorial Presbyterian Church, which operates the Reed Center performing‑arts venue, asked the Richmond Redevelopment Commission on Sept. 16 for $500,000 from allocation area 1 to pay for fire‑safety and life‑safety work that the group says is needed for a formal ownership transfer and a change of occupancy.
Presenters outlined the building’s historic and cultural significance — including extensive Tiffany Studios stained‑glass windows and a vintage Hook & Hastings pipe organ — and described work the group says is needed to meet Chapter 34 of the Indiana Building Code for change of occupancy. Anne Fenimore (treasurer, Reed Center) and Fred Chatfield (artistic director/board member) emphasized…
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