Tuesday marks the one month anniversary since Starlite showed it’s final movie. It’s also the day set to auction off Starlite memorabilia.

But a joint statement released Friday by Mayor Jeff Longwell and Wichita City Councilman James Clendenin helped halt the plans.

“It allowed those that were in the process of selling the theater know that we were interested in coming to the table and seeing if there was a solution that could be beneficial to everybody,” said Councilman Clendenin.

A solution that Councilman Clendenin said the community wants.

“The reason that we, the Mayor and I got involved with the statement was that, we have been receiving a flood of emails, phone calls, people just pleading with us to try to do something to reach out,” said Clendenin.

“The McCurdy team shares the community sentiments that it is unfortunate to see another Wichita business close after being a longtime attraction for family entertainment in Wichita,” Megan McCurdy Niedens, COO and Auctioneer of McCurdy Auction said in a press release. “At this time we have agreed with the owner to postpone the auction, allowing for time and consideration regarding the future of Starlite.”

Councilman Clendenin said there aren’t too many details about the future of Starlite, but he said getting the auction postponed is a step in the right direction.

