Suburban performing arts and conference center in the works

It could be five years before ground is broken, but here's an update on a planned performing arts and conference center coming to Blue Ash.

"It would be wonderful to have a theater where we could create a residency. It would be another jewel in the Blue Ash crown," says Michael Chertock, music director of the Blue Ash/Montgomery symphony.

How it will be funded: Blue Ash voters approved a 0.25 percent earnings tax increase that will pay for the airport park project and $10 million expansion of the Blue Ash Recreation Center. The performing arts and conference center, however, will be funded separately with a combination of private naming rights, some public funding, and general sales and revenues, says David Waltz, Blue Ash City Manager.

As yet, no architect or theater consultants have been lined up for the project.

Rendering: Steed Hammond Paul, courtesy of the City of Blue Ash