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Lexington County Museum asks council to fund collections coordinator; council places request on reconsideration

3576998 · May 6, 2025
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The Lexington County Museum requested a full‑time collections coordinator to inventory, digitize and preserve about 7,000 artifacts; council moved the request to reconsideration rather than immediately approving new recurring funds.

The Lexington County Museum asked county council Wednesday to reconsider funding a full‑time collections coordinator to inventory, digitize and manage an estimated 7,000 artifacts valued at about $3 million. Council voted to place the request on the reconsideration list for later budget consideration.

Museum director (identified as JR in the meeting) said the museum’s collection has grown substantially and that only about 40% of artifacts have…

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