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Montana Heritage Commission highlights tourism revenue, deferred maintenance; department details embezzlement probe
Summary
The Montana Heritage Commission reported visitor numbers and revenue, outlined deferred maintenance needs and fundraising plans for Stonewall Hall, and the Department of Commerce described an ongoing criminal investigation and charges against a former executive director and a former lessee.
Cal Poole, executive director of the Montana Heritage Commission, told the appropriations subcommittee that the commission manages state historic properties and tourism sites and reported an estimated economic footprint of about $74.4 million for southwest Montana.
"We protect over 250 state owned historic buildings, over 1,000,000 Americana artifacts," Poole said, adding that the commission operates leanly with five full-time and several seasonal positions but oversees a large portfolio.
Poole described visitor numbers and revenue: Virginia City, Nevada City and Reader's Alley draw…
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