The Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation approved proposed renovations to the Senator Theatre on Tuesday, according to the Baltimore Sun.
As previously reported, James “Buzz” Cusack and Kathleen Cusack, the Senator’s operators, are seeking to add a wine bar and three more theaters to the building.
The Senator’s former owner Tom Kiefaber, sent an email to the board listing his objections to approving the renovations. In the email Kiefaber writes that he was advised not to attend the meeting because of a he must stay away from Kathleen Cusack.
“Today's CHAP hearing represents the forth major change in the ‘competitive’ RFP plan awarded by the City of Baltimore, and it has become a fundamentally different project from what was approved by the BDC on behalf of the citizen owners of the renowned National Historic Landmark facility," Kiefaber wrote in the email. "Today's CHAP commission hearing is auspicious in that it represents a significant departure from prior CHAP approvals of three earlier concept plans for significant modification of The Senator Theatre."