Bad news for arena
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Orlando Bevington, spokesman for the Venice Circus Arts Foundation, told Venice City Council Tuesday that his group wants to save the Circus Arena even if it could only be an open or hybrid structure.
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Speaking to Venice City Council Tuesday, Circus Arena supporter Larry Ivey said preserving the building is key to protecting Venice's circus heritage.
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Janice Collins, a former Venice City Council member, raised a number of questions for council's consideration as it ponders what to do about the Venice Circus Arena.
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That isn't a skylight in the Venice Circus Arena, but a caved in portion of the roof.
An engineer’s report arguably brought more bad news for those trying to save the old Venice Circus Arena.
Making immediate repairs to stabilize the dilapidated building is doable but would be expensive and renovations later on would likely involve extensive reconfiguration of the building’s load-carrying capability, adding to the cost, according to the engineer.
