 The plan for building the amphitheater would require the city to spend about $1 million for construction, as well as $171,400 for the demolition of a Holiday Inn.The building was chosen because it had remained vacant and gutted since 1986, while plans for reselling or remodeling the building for a different use fell through.A nearby bank agreed to finance most of the cost of purchasing the building, allowing the city to acquire the hotel for only $1,000.