Journal Record
By M. Scott Carter
Posted: 06:45 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY – The struggling American Indian Cultural Center and Museum would have to take its case for additional funds to the voters of Oklahoma under a measure being proposed by a state lawmaker.
Filed by state Sen. Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, Senate Joint Resolution 86 would allow voters to decide whether the state should take on an additional $40 million in bond debt to fund the completion of the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City.
The state-funded AICCM, designed to portray Oklahoma’s diverse Native American history, has been at the center of a financial controversy for several years. Last year officials from the center requested $40 million in bonds to complete construction. State lawmakers took a pass on those bonds, saying the museum was bleeding money.
This week, Treat said the public should vote on any additional funds for the project.
“If approved, the bonds would have brought the state’s total investment in the project to $107 million, all of which has been funded through bond issues,” Treat said in a media release about his bill... FULL ARTICLE
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