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Malden advances plan for steel amphitheater cover; committee accepts $77,738 PARD grant and forwards ATAX award recommendation
Summary
City staff recommended replacing the hurricane‑damaged wooden amphitheater stage cover with a steel structure estimated at about $400,000; the committee agreed to seek an RFP and accepted a PARD grant of $77,738 toward the project while forwarding accommodations‑tax recommendations (including $100,000 for the roof) to full council.
City staff told committee members they want to replace the amphitheater’s hurricane‑damaged wooden stage cover with a steel structure that can support lighting and sound rigging and will be more durable than the previous timber cover. Staff estimated a steel structure would cost about $400,000 and asked for guidance to post an RFP and pursue multiple funding sources.
Gina McAtee, special project manager, said a steel cover would provide the load bearing…
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