$30 million maintenance bill looms over Roanoke’s aging entertainment venue

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Roanoke leaders and community members continue to debate the long-term future of the Berglund Center.

Frequently discussing potential expansions, entertainment districts, and the controversial possibility of a new casino, the 50-year-old facility is facing a much more immediate and costly crisis.

A laundry list of decay, broken equipment, and failing infrastructure inside the aging building has left the city facing an estimated maintenance and repair bill of at least $30 million…

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