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Council orders hearing after administration uses pilot arrangements to expand free museum access; members press for fiscal transparency
Summary
Councilors called for a hearing after learning participating museums may forgo voluntary PILOT contributions in exchange for providing free access to children; sponsors said the council was not informed and requested administration officials to explain fiscal terms and long‑term implications.
Councilors Murphy and Flynn filed a hearing order seeking information and accountability about the city’s expansion of a free museum access program, after learning participating museums agreed to provide free entry for children in lieu of customary voluntary payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) contributions.
Councilor Murphy said the council had scheduled a prior hearing on the program but the administration did not send…
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