Ross Ragland Theater asks Klamath County commissioners for help, proposes ballot options to avoid closure

Jul 7, 2026

Ross Ragland Theater representatives told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners the nonprofit has roughly four weeks of operating cash and proposed an arts tax district, raising the transient room tax, or rebuilding an endowment; the Board asked for a ballot proposal to meet an Aug. 5 deadline for the November ballot.

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Paul Stewart and Fran Marseille of the Ross Ragland Theater told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on July 7 that the local nonprofit’s current business model is unsustainable and the theater has roughly four weeks of operating cash remaining.

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