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Arts center seeks lease extension to qualify for grants; council approves extension
Summary
The Black Mountain Center for the Arts asked the council to extend its lease to 2033 to enable grant-funded repairs (notably elevator replacement after hurricane damage); the council voted to extend the lease to support fundraising and accessibility repairs.
The Black Mountain Center for the Arts (BMC A) requested that the town extend its lease for the arts building beyond the current 2028 expiration so that the nonprofit can qualify for multi‑year grants to repair elevator failures and remedy water intrusion that followed Hurricane Helene.
John Hall (speaker 8), the interim executive director at BMC A, told the council the gallery, dance studio and…
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