“Just to kind of put it into perspective for people, if you have a $200,000 home, you will be paying on average $31 a year to support the millage.”
Melissa Horton is Lakeshore Museum Center’s Executive Director. She says the 20-year millage will help build new ADA-compliant entrance space at the Muskegon Museum of History and Science, renovate current space to properly house the county’s archive and collection, and create new public exhibits.
“We’ve been in existence for 88 years, since 1937 and, honestly, our storage facilities are full.”
Current collections are stored in buildings sharing walls with neighboring restaurants. With that comes the threat of pests and fires. Horton says the millage will also keep museum admission free for all Muskegon residents and provide annual transparent audits of all tax dollars the museum spends.
“There’s one thing about Muskegon: they’re proud of their history, and that is across the board no matter what community you live in and, across the board, they want to see their history preserved.”
The millage will be on the May 6th ballot.
