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Consultant: Save Oneonta Theatre, Let Foothills Help By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Oneonta Theatre is worth saving. Duncan Webb, found of Webb Management Services, the premier consultant on revitalizing and managing historic theaters, told a gathered audience at Foothills that the 121 year old theater, now owned by Tom Cormier, was viable, and recommended that it be renovated and “aligned with the downtown” in helping to attract visitors who shop and stay in hotels in Oneonta. But most notably, he said that the theater, once restored, should partner with the Foothills Performing Arts Center, rather than…
City Hall Seeks $500,000 To Redo Oneonta Theatre By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com City Hall will seek $500,000 in state funding to restore the Oneonta Theatre, the former movie house at 27 Chestnut St. that has been on the market and unused for five years. Mayor Gary Herzig received Common Council’s unanimous approval Tuesday, Jan. 5, to seek the money through the state’s Main Street Anchor Program aimed at restoring vacant buildings. While there is no time-frame for approval or construction, Herzig said the priority is stabilizing the building. “The theater is not only beautiful and vintage, it…
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