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Jackson County budget panel backs Mellon-funded updates to Fort Osage exhibits
Summary
The Jackson County Budget Committee recommended perfection for an appropriation to accept a $108,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant via the Kansas City Monuments Coalition to update interpretive exhibits at Fort Osage National Historic Landmark, including new content about Indigenous peoples and enslaved individuals.
At a Jackson County Budget Committee meeting, members recommended perfection for Ordinance 6012, an appropriation of $108,000 from the undesignated fund balance in the 2025 grant fund to accept a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation via the Kansas City Monuments Coalition for improvements to Fort Osage National Historic Landmark.
The grant, described by Parks and Recreation staff as "year 1 of a 2 year grant," will fund updates to the Fort Osage Education Center’s permanent exhibits, including audio, video, graphics, lighting and low-tech interactives meant to broaden the site’s interpretation of the 1808–1822 period. "The parks department…
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