The N&R says the City of Greensboro shouldn’t kick in toward the Children’s Museum:
Such an action wouldn’t be done in a vacuum: If the city began funding the museum, a case could be made for adding the civil rights museum and nonprofits that don’t now receive funding to its annual appropriations list. In an economic downturn, why would the city want to do this?
Again, using that logic, why would the city want to purchase the Canada Dry property and the Coliseum Inn during an economic downturn? But I’ll be honest, I can’t see the city turning down the children’s museum, considering the fact that it’s the cornerstone of the proposed $14 million Church Street “cultural mecca.”
As for the “long-stalled” International Civil rights Museum, could there be daylight?
Update: The Rhino’s John Hammer writes about (unposted) the Children’s Museum, the civil rights and council member Robbie Perkins:
It’s hard to fault the Children’s Museum for coming to the City Council and asking for money since the council is providing funding to all its neighbors, but it is also sad to see an independent nonprofit fall into the clutches of government.
Perkins brought up the civil rights museum and how that needed to be finished and said that everyone knew what the problem was……There is a big push by Perkins to fund the civil rights museum, and it appears he has the votes to do it but is waiting for an opportune moment.
