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North Bend board reviews plan to acquire downtown Port Theater; architect outlines costly retrofit
Summary
Board reviewed concept designs and preliminary financing for a proposed purchase of the downtown Port Theater, heard an architect estimate a roughly 11,000 sq. ft. building and retrofit costs, and discussed a $630,000 contingent offer tied to the sale of surplus district land.
The North Bend School District board heard detailed plans on Nov. 13 to acquire and renovate the downtown Port Theater as a shared performing-arts center for students and the community.
Architect Joe Slack of HG Architects told the board the existing building is roughly ‘‘about 11,000 square feet’’ and that seating counted at the time of the assessment was ‘‘just under 340’’ seats, with design options to increase capacity. Slack warned that converting the former movie house into a modern performing-arts venue requires backstage spaces, accessible…
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