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Grand Rapids Public Museum seeks millage renewal as it outlines $50 million expansion
Summary
Museum president briefed the commission on the institution's finances, plans for a $50 million riverfront expansion and the need to renew a county millage that helped stabilize operations.
Dale Robertson, president of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, told the City Commission that the museum is seeking renewal of a county millage and outlined a $50 million expansion to increase public access, school program capacity and archival research space.
Robertson said the museum operates under a 99-year lease with an option to renew for 50 years and that the institution has a $12 million annual budget for the current fiscal year. "We are a city-owned asset with a countywide constituency and a regional role," he said.
The museum's current…
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