Opera
 on March 27, 2025

Opera House offer for $101 rejected

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

Richwood Council voted to reject a $101 offer to purchase the Opera House.

At the regular meeting of the village council on Monday, members entered executive session to discuss a bid to purchase the Opera House at 101 S. Franklin St.

According to the contract documents, Dean Gray made the offer to buy the building for $101.

Council had previously voted to put the Opera House up for sale for a total of five weeks on Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to promote competitive bidding and attract potential buyers.

This was the lone offer the village received during the period of sale.

“The offer wasn’t very…I don’t want to say what it was,” Mayor Scott Jerew sai…

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