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Greenbelt museum expansion stalls on neighbor parking concerns as fundraising passes midpoint
Summary
Museum leaders say the expansion and new archival storage would preserve unique GHI records; two nearby neighbors objected to parking impacts, prompting GHI to table approval while the city and museum explore off-site parking and signage solutions. The museum estimates the project at $550,000 and has raised about $330,000.
Museum director Megan Young and GHI board members discussed plans to expand the Greenbelt Museum, accept GHI's collection and provide archival storage and public research access. GHI representatives said their records include unique documents (maps, workers' logs and plats) that are of high historical value.
Young said the museum can offer archival care and access and expects to move the project into the…
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