A resolution to receive the first round of state funds to help build the Mississippi Native American Museum was approved by Kosciusko aldermen last week.
The prospective museum is located in downtown Kosciusko at the former Leonard’s building on the south side of the courthouse square.
Approximately $1 million has been earmarked by the state legislature for the project, according to Kosciusko Mayor Jimmy Cockroft. The total project, which includes road repairs and bike lanes on Huntington Street from the visitor’s center to the Leonard’s building, is expected to cost around $8 million.
“We will be looking to repair the building and make it structurally sound with this round of money,” Cockroft said.
In the master plan, the museum is described as a facility that would have a “dual identity” as a Native American interpretive site and a Natchez Trace interpretive site. The museum would include exhibits, hands-on activities, demonstration areas and retail opportunities.
In other business the aldermen
• approved the FY16 auditor;
• approved a municipal compliance questionnaire;
• hired Christopher Myer as an employee with the city.
