Marin IJ Editorial: A helping hand for Marin Center
[L]eaders of the center believe it can be more of a cultural resource and are creating a new homegrown nonprofit, the Marin Cultural Association, to help raise revenue and contributions to help pay for improvements, repairs and programs.
The idea follows in the civic footsteps of the Marin Center Renaissance, which was formed to build new buildings and facilities on the Marin Center site. That ambitious plan ran out of steam, largely thanks to the financial hit to private and county funds during the recession.
A 2013 study prepared by the Marin Economic Forum concluded that by expanding the number of events staged at the Marin Center, revenue could dramatically increase not only for the county, but for surrounding businesses.
Increasing use of the center, especially for multi-day events, would dramatically increase that contribution to the local economy, the study concluded.
