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As members of
the City of Wyandotte’s Cool Cities Initiative, we have
identified the completed restoration of the historic Wyandotte
Theater as our primary initiative for 2005.
We recognize the significant
impact a thriving theater can have in our downtown and the City
as a whole, and understand that our time to achieve this goal is
limited.
We are engaging in a
methodical community driven process to determine the viability
of the existing structure, the potential theater operations, and
the necessary rehabilitation plans.
Our process consists of a
chronological series of checkpoints that must result in a
positive outcome before proceeding to the following step. They
are as follows:
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Perform a
Preliminary Conditions Analysis by industry professionals to
determine if restoration efforts are feasible, what would need
to be done to determine the scope to do it properly, and what
range of costs should be expected.
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Assemble Conceptual
Operating Plan to define range of opportunities we intend to
explore. Identify what operating uses may work, how they
would be supportive of the community interest and how they
would be conducted.
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Define how control
of the site will be obtained. Negotiate with current
stakeholders and establish what they would require to transfer
control. If we can secure an adequate option with appropriate
terms, we will then identify what funding sources can be
solicited to achieve this objective.
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Solicit viable
operators to submit proposed plans and select an operator to
work with that will yield the best outcomes for the community.
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Prepare
rehabilitation plans and define what funds are needed.
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Prepare funding
solicitations to identified sources and submit.
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Once adequate
funding sources have been secured, arrange for rehabilitation
team to complete the project.
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Raise the curtains
for business!
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We have been working
with the developers interested in constructing the mixed-use
development on the parking lot adjacent to the theater. They
have indicated the success of this Theater is paramount to them
being able to produce a successful project.
They also appreciate the value this
asset brings to the area and have indicated they are willing to
work with us, and the community, to help make this project
happen. We have given
ourselves, in collaboration with various community organizations
and individuals, one year to produce a feasible plan of what the
community will support or we will step aside to allow other
interests to determine the site’s future.
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