Art gallery seeks help
Chelsea Powrie - Jul 15, 2019 - Biz Releases

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The Penticton Art Gallery is seeking money from the city following devastating break-ins and ahead of its lease negotiation.

Currently, the gallery operates on city-owned land through a lease that expires in October 2019. Under the lease terms, the gallery is responsible for maintenance to the building.

A series of break-ins during the last four months have affected its ability to pay those expenses, the gallery explains in a letter to Penticton council.

“We have incurred costs of nearly $25,000 in replacement, repairs and security upgrades,” the letter reads.

“The board of directors of the Penticton Art Gallery is urgently requesting that the City of Penticton pay the expenses that have been incurred by the break-ins and the repairs to the HVAC system.”

In total, the gallery is asking the city for $28,963.94. A report from city staff notes council has no legal responsibility to provide the funding but that it could choose to allocate some municipal grant funding.

Council will decide on Tuesday whether to fully fund, partially fund or deny the gallery’s request.


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