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The Cayuga County Arts Council, which owns the 1938 movie theater, posted photos of its stripped-down interior Friday on the council's .

The work was completed in mid-January and the absence of hazardous materials in the theater was confirmed shortly thereafter, council communications chair Michelle Milewski said Friday. All of its seating has been removed and its brick and ironwork exposed. The next step in the theater's restoration is uncertain, Milewski said, but she named its聽聽and South Street marquee as priorities.

"With a project of this magnitude, priorities can change after each step is complete," she said. "What may have been a top priority before abatement began may be pushed back down the timeline. That being said, the building is still structurally sound, asbestos-free and primed for restoration. We're enthusiastic about any and all steps forward."

The arts council is in the process of of the Schine to an LLC it will co-own with Bowers Development, of Syracuse. The transfer will require the approval of the聽state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The state holds a preservation covenant on the property until July 25, 2036, due to funds it has awarded the project to 1996.

"We're working with the state authorities to lift the covenants," Milewski said. "Although progress is being made, nothing is finalized yet."

Bowers contracted Sessler Environmental Services, of Rochester, to remove the theater's hazardous materials. The work had to be completed by the end of January because the $800,000 that funded it, which came from the city of Auburn's Community Development Block Grant accounts, had to be spent down by then. The city the money to the Schine project in June after learning it had to be spent down due to a new rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Planning and Economic Development Director Jennifer Haines told 水果派AV.

A $1.2 million state grant, in December, will support further work on the Schine. Bowers has given the project a $6 million price tag and an October 2019 completion date. Bowers and the council have said they plan to reopen the renovated theater as a convention center that can host live entertainment, weddings, trade shows and more events.