Citizen Portal
Sign In

Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows

Get Lifetime Access

County commissioners unanimously agree to send letter supporting Stratica’s Smithsonian affiliation efforts

2406428 · February 26, 2025

Loading...

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Stratica director Rachel Terry asked the commission for letters of support to strengthen a Smithsonian affiliation application; the board voted unanimously to provide a letter of support.

Rachel Terry, director of Stratica museum in Hutchinson, asked the Reno County Board of Commissioners for a letter of support to accompany an application for Smithsonian affiliation.

Terry said Stratica added two exhibits and a tour in 2024, is planning a virtual reality exhibit for the coming summer and reported the museum’s 2023 economic impact at more than $2 million annually with 80% of visitors from outside the state. She said Smithsonian affiliation would increase tourism and provide access to traveling exhibits, educational programming and Smithsonian resources.

Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to provide a letter endorsing Stratica’s Smithsonian application. The board voted unanimously in favor; no county funding or financial commitment was requested at the meeting.

Ending: Stratica will collect recommendation letters as part of its Smithsonian application; county staff will prepare and sign a letter of support requested by the museum director.