Vote 'yes' on the performing arts center

To the Editor:
Chester residents should vote Yes for Proposition 3, the $1.1 million dollar Bond Resolution for the Town of Chester to purchase the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center on the Nov. 6 ballot.
If you go to the website for the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center and click on the “About Us” “History” tab it reads:
“Surrounded by eight acres of beautiful mountain and lake views, the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center has been adding to the artistic life in the charming hamlet of Sugar Loaf, NY since being built in 1992. This beautiful venue, originally called the Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts, was the vision of Mr. Richard Logothetis, Owner and President of Lycian Stage Lighting. Top-of-the-line national and international touring companies flocked to the 688-seat main stage theater, the 240-seat Pavilion, and 2000-seat outdoor Wharf Theater. The free summer concerts, sponsored by various businesses and held on the lawn of the theatre, were attended by thousands. The Lycian Centre Galleries, one of the largest gallery spaces in the Mid-Hudson Valley at the time, was housed in the same building as the two theaters and was conveniently located between the main stage and the Pavilion. It played host to many exhibits by local and world-renowned artists.”
The statement above says it all about the history of the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. Over the years the theater has been under different ownership. The most recent owner was The Mid-Hudson Civic Center. In 2016 they closed the doors and walked away. Since then, this beautiful theater has been vacant and the property neglected. Now, the wonderful news is that the Town of Chester has signed a contract to purchase the Theater from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.
I am a resident of Sugar Loaf and I am overjoyed to learn that the Town of Chester is going to purchase the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. We hope the reopening of the theater will bring renewed life and vibrancy to our community. My husband and I attended many of the performances at the Lycian Theater. We were devastated when it closed. We look forward to supporting the new theater and its future success.
Chester residents should vote YES for the $1.1 million Bond resolution for the Town of Chester to purchase the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center.
Lydia Cuadros
Sugar Loaf