The county officials and the State funding authorities when they approved tons of money for the Schuster Center and committed to long-term grants for the same should have asked this question.
Millions of dollars from the County goes to the Schuster Center, the State provides additional funding that it has approved, the Culture Works thru its annual fund raising drive collects millions and a major portion from that again goes to the Schuster center, and it still needs funding. Some condos were sold at fire-sale prices and others in the building are still empty... Does the Schuster Center pay any real estate taxes?
This year the County and the City should have been planning for the centennial of the Memorial Hall rather than worrying about the impact the upgraded Memorial Hall would have on the ill advised building of the Schuster Center.
The ticket rates are so prohibitive that minority groups can hardly afford to buy the tickets. The rental of this property is equally high for non-profit groups in the Montgomery County.
The State should reconsider the financial commitment it has made to the Schuster folks. Vacancy rate for business property in the County is all time high... The County should be considering making all the boosters and promoters answerable for this folly - the white elephant right in the midst of downtown Dayton. Where are the folks who were acting as cheerleaders for the Schuster Project? All the Schuster boosters, including the media should have considered impact of the Schuster Center on the Memorial Hall when they all were hyping the importance of this folly and the benefits it would it would bring to the local economy. Oh the dream of businesses lining up from all across the country to see the second-hand Broadway shows that the center would bring!
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