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Board to carry forward funds for Miss Laura’s Museum repairs after RFPs yield two low bids

Fort Smith City Board of Directors
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Summary

The board directed staff to include previously budgeted but unspent maintenance funds for Miss Laura's Museum in 2026 carryover requests. Museum staff reported two contractor quotes — about $109,000 for siding and molding and about $123,000 for parking-lot work — and recommended issuing an RFP to finalize scope and materials.

Staff told the board that funds set aside in the 2025 budget for repairs to Miss Laura’s Museum were not spent and will be included in the city’s 2026 carryover requests for the parks capital program. The unspent 2025 appropriation cited by staff was $310,000 for exterior siding and parking-lot repairs.

Museum representative Angel said the siding damage resulted from years of…

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