Park Theater meeting tonight
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Park Theater Group chairperson Pam Pallas said up for discussion are plans to obtain a consultant who could help identify possible future uses of the theater.
The group is waiting on word from the Tennessee Arts Commission about a grant that would be used to pay for consulting services and would appreciate community input. The consultant would spend time evaluating community interests and then discuss planning with the theater board.
“We have a committee looking at all different options for the theater and he would help us decide what’s feasible and what’s not,” Pallas said. “Then he would spend a day with the Park Theater board and committees in a workshop to define the long- and short-term goals for theater renovation. We just think he would help us better organize our plans and make sure we’re progressing in a reasonable manner.”
Additionally, the group is looking for professional help to demolish the old Social Security offices, ideally seeking someone who would work for the materials.
The meeting was originally scheduled for Monday at the library, but due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, was moved to tonight at 6 p.m. at McMinnville Electric System. The group plans to meet on Mondays at the library beginning in February and has stopped meeting at the theater for now because there is no heat there.
“We’re hoping we can get a good turnout at this meeting to get a good idea of what the public is thinking and what they would like us to do,” Pallas said.