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Longmont museum board hears expansion, exhibit and budget updates; pursues council resolution for 2026 funding
Summary
The Longmont Museum Advisory Board received a status report on a planned expansion, upcoming exhibits and rising exhibit costs, noted that a 2025 budget request was not funded, and agreed to pursue a resolution to press City Council ahead of the 2026 budget cycle.
The Longmont Museum Advisory Board heard a progress update on the museum’s planned expansion, exhibition schedule and budget pressures and agreed to seek a council resolution to support a larger 2026 budget request, board members said at a recent meeting.
The museum’s director told the board that the project team has submitted a building permit application and expects to return to the City design review committee on Dec. 27. “We have submitted for a building permit for the team expansion,” the museum director said, and staff reported that city building officials (identified in the meeting as Ozzie and Terrence) have been involved in reviews to reduce surprises at permitting.
The update underscored several planning-stage conditions the project must meet. City design-review feedback includes a requirement that facades facing public streets include windows; the museum said it will have to…
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