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Mound House museum manager to leave; staff reductions and budget cuts shrink regular programming
Summary
Museum manager Adam Knight submitted a resignation effective Oct. 1. Staff reported budget cuts that reduced the Mound House operating budget from about $77,000 to $34,000 and prompted cuts to regular programming and staffing, plus a push for volunteers and a Friends fundraising ask of $25,000.
Adam Knight, museum manager for the Town of Fort Myers Beach, told the Cultural and Environmental Learning Center advisory board on Sept. 25 that he had "turned in my resignation, effective October 1." Knight said he accepted a job in California and thanked board members and staff for support during his tenure.
Knight and town staff described several near-term staffing and program changes driven by the town’s FY2025 budget reductions. Knight said the Mound House operating budget had been cut from about $77,000 in the prior year to approximately $34,000 for the coming year; that allocation excludes staff salaries, benefits and property insurance. He said the museum…
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