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Input sought Tues. for amphitheater, tennis programsFri, 08/29/2008 - 3:16pm
By: John Munford
Solutions sought to amphitheater’s projected $236K loss this year Peachtree City officials are hoping to get public input Tuesday night on operations of the city’s amphitheater and tennis center. The amphitheater, home to the city’s summer concert series, is planning to scale back its concert schedule next year from two shows per artist to one per artist for the 2009 season. That announcement came as the city’s tourism association published budget projections that the amphitheater may lose $236,000 this year. There is some wiggle room, however, as there are three concerts left in this season that could bring an uptick in revenues, a tourism official told the City Council last week. The workshop meeting will be hosted Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. The new plan would not include a ticket price increase and the facility will continue to book 10 artists are the current series does, officials have said. Mayor Pro-Tem Cyndi Plunkett said the meeting will include a presentation by the Tourism Association but she wants public input also. “We want to hear how they think it should be handled,” Plunkett said, adding that some residents might be OK with the way the amphitheater is being operated now. “They might not care if it loses money. They want to see it stay the way it is,” Plunkett said. Plunkett, who also sits on the tourism board, said the amphitheater originally had each artist come just for one night when the concert series started. She said the two night per artist schedule “experiment” has failed. The tourism association operates both the amphitheater and the tennis center on behalf of the city, which owns both facilities. login to post comments
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