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Milford Museum seeks $40,000 and readies move to former police station
Summary
Milford Museum executive director Tom Summers reported on programs, collections and renovation progress, requested $40,000 in city support for operations and building work, and said the museum expects to move into the former police station this summer.
Tom Summers, executive director of the Milford Museum, told the council workshop that the museum is nearing the end of demolition work at the former police station and hopes to relocate there by summer.
"We're on the 1 yard line for the demo," Summers said, describing subcontractor bids pending and work funded in part through the Community Reinvestment Fund. He said the museum is seeking additional money from the Community Investment Fund to complete renovations.
Summers reviewed program attendance and outreach: a Tuskegee Airmen program drew about 138 attendees, a Lenape history program drew 180, and since February he said the museum has recorded more than 2,100 program attendees across roughly 20 months of programming. He also said about 160 new artifacts from 25 donors were added to the collection in the past year and that the museum plans a podcast and a near-complete documentary project.
On funding, Summers said, "we are requesting $40,000 this year." He described an anonymous $20,000 donation to the museum and said the organization hopes to share space with the Chamber of Commerce once the move is complete.
Council members asked practical questions about moving statues and who would share the new building; Summers said the General Torbert statue is expected to remain in place. A council member offered to donate a new "ladybug" painting if the museum wanted it.
No formal vote or appropriation occurred at the workshop. Summers left detailed materials with council and said museum staff and volunteers would be available for follow-up.
