Deseret News | Davis County may help fund proposed theater

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Davis County may help fund proposed theater

Palumbo | 9:30 a.m. June 25, 2008

Let Ricky & Lucy/Fred $ Ethyl build it themselves.

Hero of Canton | 9:38 a.m. June 25, 2008

This has the potential to be the best idea to come along to Davis County in a long time...we just need to obtain the funding. As a long time resident of Davis County and a frequent performer at Rodgers Memorial, I agree with Mayor Russell that this is a key piece of the economic and cultural growth of Davis County..we can't be an offshoot of Salt Lake forever, we need to develop our own identity and this is a great way to do it.

MC | 5:38 p.m. June 26, 2008

Wah, Wha, Wha, is all we are ever going to hear form Mr. Davies and his friends. The Rogers Memeorial Theatre was unable to secure private funding for their building project. It must not have been a good idea for the bankers etc.. So they put one over on the tax payers of Bountiful and Centerville and are now crying to the county for money to build their dream... I wish I could get the tax payers to fund my private enterprise dreams.

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Waaaa! | 9:13 a.m. June 27, 2008

MC is right. Personally, I hope the county doesn't give these guys one cent of their money. I have been involved with Rodgers for many years both in being in their shows and seeing them. What the news articles won't tell you is all that all Mr. Davies and friends want is to be the biggest guys in the theater world in the top of Utah, even though they spout all this kumbaya about teenagers having a place to go and how great it would be for the community to have this. They constantly have tried to bring the little guys down to build themselves up. Not to mention have been incredibly rude to me to the point where I don't associate with them anymore.

hmmmmm | 3:23 p.m. June 27, 2008

not a classy move, Rodgers. Tax payers shouldn't have to foot your bill. You would be taking money away from other important things in the community, and you are already taking most of the RAP tax which should have gone to more people, as well.

Mr. Bill Davies | 2:28 p.m. July 18, 2008

I think this facility would be state of the line. Everyone should donate their extra dollars to Rodgers. I shall be purchasing my new lexus and theatre premise with all of your money.

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Artists drawing courtesy of Scott Vandyke, ASWN+

Davis County commissioners have agreed to look for a way to help finance construction of the proposed South Davis Performing Arts Center /— shown in an artist's rendering /— in Centerville. It is expected to cost $15 million and include a 500-seat main stage theater.