Update: After two lengthy council meetings and many supporters who spoke in support of the Arts Center funding, council did pass the funding bill. It’s still not clear why the administration tried to claw back the funds, which came from the federal ARPA funds and not from local taxpayers.
The on-again, off-again saga of the proposed arts center in Barclay Square seems to be on again. A Delaware County judge just ruled that the funds must be disbursed to the Arts and Education Foundation: