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Magna CRA weighs Mantle Park parking maintenance, Empress Theater lease
Summary
Board discussed whether to rescind a nominal lease that obliges the Empress Theater to maintain Mantle Park parking and landscaping after the theater said it cannot afford upkeep; members noted roughly $100,000 invested and agreed to postpone a final decision pending clarification of maintenance responsibility.
Chair Eric Barney summarized the situation at Mantle Park: the Empress Theater holds a nominal ($1) lease that requires the theater to maintain the park’s parking lot and landscaping, but the theater has not enforced its parking rights or maintained landscaping after improvements were installed. "The Empress Theater has a lease for Mantle Park, and the lease was basically a dollar," Barney said.
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