A broken light post that leans against the Lubber Run Amphitheatre walls, along with its still-standing cousin, will be removed by the county for safety reasons.
“Within the next month they should be out…because they’re in such bad condition,” said Kurt Louis parks service area manager for the county.
These are light posts that illuminate the stage during events.
When the capital improvement budget lost $3 million of its $3.2 million in a recent round of cuts, many places in the county such as the amphitheatre lost any hope of being brought back to their full complement.
“It’s the sign of the times, right now,” Mr. Louis said.
Facilities that are a danger will receive improvements to make them safe, but that is all, officials have said.
“We don’t have the money to make it operable,” wrote Susan Kalish in a recent email. “It’s not like we’re having to get it ready for a show, sadly enough.” The budget for programming was cut earlier in the year; the stage sat empty all summer. If performances return in next year’s budget, Mr. Louis said there are options for temporary lighting.
The delay in removing the light posts—the broken post has leaned since August—was due to delays in repairs to the truck that can remove it, Mr. Louis said.
Ms. Kalish is the director of marketing and communications for the county’s Department of Parks Recreation and Community Resources.
