Great news from the Stratford Star!   Apparently, town officials have created a contract between themselves and William Hanney, owner of Theatre-by-the-Sea in Rhode Island.

William (Bill) Hanney was the contractor that was chosen to renovate and even potentially operate the landmark Shakespeare Theatre here in downtown Stratford, CT.  The word is that the Theatre could possibly be ready in as little as two weeks, you may even see some actors and actresses take the stage before the end of 2009 according to Hanney.

Hanny, his lawyer and Mayor Miron are still working on contract negotiations, with which they expect to have an agreement within two weeks.  In the meantime, Hanney has completed a proposal that will allow him to begin renovations on the theatre before weather conditions get worse and prevent or slow the renovation progress.

Stratford’s Town Council has bonded an additional $600,000 to cover project expenses such as increased salaries which are required for government sponsored jobs such as this.  The increases are based on estimates mandates a price tag increase of up to twenty-five percent.

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