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Bluffton staff presents performing arts center feasibility; council backs steering committee to study next steps
Summary
Town staff presented a feasibility and economic-impact update supporting a flexible multipurpose performing arts center, estimated at about $54.1 million with an initial town commitment of roughly $8.1 million; councilors supported a phased approach and asked staff to bring a June resolution to form a stakeholder steering committee and a fundraising feasibility study.
Chris Forrester, the staff member leading the project presentation, told the Bluffton Town Council at its quarterly workshop that consultants recommend a flexible, multipurpose performing arts center that could support theater, banquets, expos and smaller studio performances. "There is a community need and a demand for this," Forrester said, summarizing consistent feedback from stakeholder workshops.
Forrester framed the proposal as part of Bluffton's economic development and community quality-of-life strategy, citing market study findings that Bluffton residents spend about 22% more on live-event tickets than the national average and that initial consultant projections estimate roughly 27,000 attendees in year one, rising to nearly…
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