The ironic thing about this story of Gettysburg’s Majestic is that the would-be casino developer is David M. LeVan, who is honored as the largest donor on the theatre with the name “Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center” placed in stainless steel letters under the marquee. LeVan contributed 1.1 million to the renovation project in 2004. Ironically, the name change was announced just last week, to widespread anger from the hundreds of citizens who also contributed to the Majestic. (8 million is taxpayer money, the rest numerous ordinary residents.) The timing is just before the third PGCB hearing on the casino proposal May 17 at Gettysburg College. LeVan is a trustee at the college, which owns the Majestic and has not made a statement against the casino. The Gettysburg College Faculty, Parents Group and 3 student groups testified or will testify against the casino at the hearings. Almost all the testimony has in the first two hearings has been against the casino.
The ironic thing about this story of Gettysburg’s Majestic is that the would-be casino developer is David M. LeVan, who is honored as the largest donor on the theatre with the name “Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center” placed in stainless steel letters under the marquee. LeVan contributed 1.1 million to the renovation project in 2004. Ironically, the name change was announced just last week, to widespread anger from the hundreds of citizens who also contributed to the Majestic. (8 million is taxpayer money, the rest numerous ordinary residents.) The timing is just before the third PGCB hearing on the casino proposal May 17 at Gettysburg College. LeVan is a trustee at the college, which owns the Majestic and has not made a statement against the casino. The Gettysburg College Faculty, Parents Group and 3 student groups testified or will testify against the casino at the hearings. Almost all the testimony has in the first two hearings has been against the casino.