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Salt Lake County Council narrowly votes to send money to Hale Centre Theatre after hot debate

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No, the Hale Centre Theatre doesn’t have enough money to fully build and open the two-stage venue off Interstate 15 in Sandy.

Yes, it needed the Salt Lake County Council to contribute as the nonprofit theater continues fundraising to make the the move from West Valley City to the south valley.

That’s according to Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan and an executive from the Hale Centre Theatre, who on Tuesday told County Council members the project was at risk if it didn’t receive $4.7 million tentatively approved by the county previously.

“With the two prior votes, we allowed Hale to move ahead with adding the things they needed to add,” Dolan said.