Second Phase of PAC

[JimmyJack]

Looks like the second phase of the Performing Arts Center is next up in the growing SDSU construction queue:

http://www.argusleader.com/article/2...DATES/90803002

[SidelineObserver]

Re: Second Phase of PAC

Here's more on the story from the local paper:
http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_...d=5812&page=76

South Dakota State University officials are asking the City of Brookings to pledge nearly $12 million in secondpenny sales tax toward construction of the $30 million Performing Arts Center Phase II.

University President David Chicoine brought the request to the Brookings City Council on Tuesday evening, in support of the school's previously submitted application for city funds.

The SDSU appeal for one-time construction funds would help pay for a new 850-seat proscenium theater on campus.

"The $11.8 million, that's the estimated cost in today's dollars of most of the public space in the project. … This really will enable the realization of the original vision for the Performing Arts Center, including the recital hall, the reception space, the theater and the studio theater," Chicoine explained. "To me, this is a really unique opportunity for South Dakota State University and the community of Brookings to join together to create a comprehensive performing arts venue to provide a platform for this community and our university, that without this joint venture, we could not probably achieve."