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Tri‑Cities committee briefs council on Manhattan Project National Historical Park, B Reactor tours and partnerships
Summary
Tri‑Cities National Park Committee representatives updated the council on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park'9s distributed model, B Reactor preservation and limited DOE tour capacity; they said FY25 visitation was about 11,000 with higher counts when B Reactor tours operate and stressed reliance on community partnerships and digital outreach.
The Kennewick City Council heard an update Wednesday from the Tri‑Cities National Park Committee on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, its sites in the Tri‑Cities and the park'9s community partnerships.
Miss Urban introduced Becky Berghardt, Hanford site manager for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, and Brent Gary, former West Richland mayor and former chair of the Tri‑Cities National Park Committee. Brent Gary described local efforts that led to the park'9s 2015 memorandum of agreement and said Visit Tri‑Cities serves as the committee'9s convener and an important funding and outreach partner.
Becky Berghardt told council members the park is…
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