At 3p today on the second floor of City Hall, the Centennial Grant Commission will ponder the Huntridge Theater’s million-dollar question — that is, whether the commission will hand the City of Las Vegas $1 million to buy land beneath the historic theater, which would, theoretically, help clinch the sale of the venue to Huntridge Revival LLC and attract investors. Word is that this’ll be a long, crowded meeting, so bring your sleeping bag and be prepared to share your trail mix. Here’s a recap of what happened at the initial May 5 meeting, but watch for these lingering questions to be asked — and hopefully answered — today:
If the city buys the property beneath the Huntridge and the sale doesn’t go through, who actually owns the building on top of the land?
How likely is the state to drop its lawsuit against the theater’s current owners, the Mizrachi family, for letting the building fall into disrepair in violation of historic preservation covenants?
How does this proposal fit (or not) into the fairly strict rules ’n’ regs that say how much money the Centennial Grant Commission can dole out and who they can give it to?
Will any prospective investors speak up?
With any luck, as an homage to the spirit of the Huntridge of the ’90s, there’ll be a lively but cordial mosh pit.