The City of Columbus and Columbus Community Industrial Development Corporation (CCIDC) met the matching pledge challenge of an anonymous donor and approved $100,000 in funds for the “Save Our Opera House” capital campaign.
Those funds, along with the matching $100,000, added $200,000 to the growing campaign monies, which are now at $401,569.
“CHPT (Columbus Historical Preservation Trust) is extremely thankful to the city and to CCIDC for recognizing the importance and value of the Opera House to this community and to the county. There aren’t many pictures of Columbus, Texas that don’t include the Stafford Opera House in them as an iconic centerpiece that is widely regarded as the crown jewel of Columbus and beyond,” said Missy Parker, executive director for CHPT.
