BH Playhouse Lease
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Adam Uhernik
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The South Dakota Legislature has agreed to continue the state lease with the Black Hills Playhouse to give the nonprofit theater time to raise money to fix up the facility.
The Summer Stock Playhouse has operated in Custer State Park for 64 years. Its lease with the state expired last year and state officials have opposed renewing it unless the playhouse renovates a half dozen buildings and the sewer system.
The bill extends the lease until 2019 as long as the playhouse makes state approved repairs and improvements by 2012. The measure will become law if signed by Gov. Mike Rounds.
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