Lincoln Theatre Renovation Costs Rise


	Lincoln Theatre Renovation Costs Rise

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2-1-2009 7:40 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/c519b734-0fcb-4277-92fc-223986a27274/4B1796F5-FCEF-4EC1-8370-1788180CCEEC/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml" href="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml" style="font-size: 11px;">blog.dispatch.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/blog.dispatch.com/img/77B1DD4C-7BC3-465B-A325-2EAA070FA738" alt="Lincoln%20Theatre.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml"><P>The city of Columbus has agreed to pay $2.3 million to cover cost overruns and added amenities in the Lincoln Theatre restoration, according to a <A href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/01/30/Lincoln_Theater.ART_ART_01-30-09_C10_PUCO07O.html?sid=101">story in today's Dispatch by Mike Pramik</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml"><P>The early 20th Century theater has been a focal point in the city's African-American community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the <A href="http://www.columbuslandmarks.org/programs/lincoln_theatre.php">Columbus Landmarks Foundation.</A></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml"><P>Pramik writes that the funding is in addition to $4 million the city already had committed to the project, which has grown in scope as well as budget -- from initial estimates of $11 million to the latest cost of $13.5 million. The city's economic development department has asked Columbus City Council to approve the funding request on Monday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.dispatch.com/oldhouse/2009/01/cost_to_renovate_columbus_linc.shtml"><P>The money will be used to pay for unforeseen capital items including a new roof, as well as a change in the scope of the project, said Larry James, a Columbus lawyer who is leading the restoration.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4B1796F5-FCEF-4EC1-8370-1788180CCEEC/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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