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Council directs staff to draft long-term Campbell House lease to support Arts Council fundraising; Weymouth loan vote delayed
Summary
Council gave staff drafting instructions for a long-term lease for the Arts Council at the Campbell House (tentative working term 25 years, a graduated repair deductible, and first right of refusal protections) and delayed action on a separate lease to loan three Wyeth paintings to the Weymouth Center until members can review the contract hard copy.
The Southern Pines Town Council directed staff to prepare a new long-term lease for the Arts Council’s use of the Campbell House and delayed action on a separate loan/lease for three Wyeth paintings to the Weymouth Center.
Town Manager Parsons told council members the lease in the packet dated from 2016 and had effectively expired in 2021. The Arts Council is fundraising for a $3.5 million expansion and has raised just over $900,000 so far, Parsons said; the council discussed ways a longer lease could help the Arts Council secure donor commitments.
Council members and Arts Council representatives…
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