Redevelopment Agency stuns Opera House and State Theatre supporters, underfunds 'fig leaf'

From the Yolo Sun:

Once enthusiastically embraced as potentially resolving the civic quandry created by Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich’s plans – based on an unwise and damagingly divisive (2002-03) amendment of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) to prioritize a cineplex to replace historic Electric Garage, rather than renovating and expanding State Theatre per the original DSP – the prospect of Woodland Opera House [Inc.] now acquiring, renovating and operating it as a performing arts center has suffered a relatively unexpected blow, with uncertain consequences.

This strange blow occurred during the agency meeting of June, 21, 2011, after several months of various efforts, led by agency member Bill Marble, to swiftly knit together such a proposal for redevelopment agency allocation.

With cash aplenty, agency underfunds State Theatre project

Bent on requiring the Woodland Opera House [Inc.] to eventually fund-raise perhaps as much as $1 million to supplement a stingy Woodland Redevelopment Agency allocation of $1,887,500 for State Theatre transformation to a performing arts center (presently estimated to cost $2.4 to $2.7 million), perhaps also significantly delaying this project – Vice mayor Skip Davies seemingly prearranged to obtain the vote of interim agency/council member Tom Stallard, combining with mayor Art Pimentel to make a majority.

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