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Councilors support staff study to reopen Leon and Jewel Collins Museum; community committee and part‑time attendant proposed
Summary
Council members and local volunteers urged reopening the Leon and Jewel Collins Museum. Volunteer leader Greg Stowell proposed hiring a part‑time facility attendant and convening a community committee; council directed staff to return with implementation options.
Volunteers and council members told the Cocoa City Council they want the Leon and Jewel Collins Museum reopened to public hours and programming, and the council asked staff to return with an actionable plan that could include a part‑time attendant and a community advisory committee.
Greg Stowell, a volunteer with local museums and the Space Coast TPO, urged a modest, practical “plan B” to open Collins quickly while staff and the council continue to consider longer-term operating models. “Create a…
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