The Senate bill wants state funds to repair the theater of Lir – Kolo

Renault, Nev. (Color) -Lir’s theater in the center of Renault returned to 1939, when it was a Christian scientific church.

But Nevada Senator Angie Taylor says there is even more story behind this building that cannot be missed on Riverside Drive.

“The thing that is especially for me is the theater that the building is designed by Paul Revere Williams,” says Senator Taylor, who represents district 15 in Renault. “The first African American, licensed as an architect in the United States. Special. “

As a freshman senator, Taylor receives only ten bills.

The Senate Bill 145 is one of them.

He asks legislators to approve $ 12,500,000 for improvements in the building. However, this money must be compared by the city of Renault in order to cross state money.

The price label may be huge, but consider the historical significance of the building.

This means that repairs must match.

“There are certain ways to do things,” Taylor says. “And these ways ultimately cost more money. But it is to ensure that the building itself is preserved in its original form. “

Due to this historical status, the building can be ranked for grants to help compare state funds.

But it will depend on the city of Renault.

Taylor says that the city of Renault, along with those in the Arts Community, will be available to testify in favor of this bill.

She says that after being a church for a while, she has become a theater and so she expects her to stay.

“It’s perfect,” she says. – Look at the building. You have a theater, a concept for it anyway and it just makes sense to keep it this way and make it a really nice place to perform art. “

The bill is already on the Senate Financing Committee.

But as the class of citizens told us, he must do so through committees and both houses and there may be changes to the bill in the process.

This is all before the Senate was 145 to have a chance to reach the governor’s desk.

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