FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2009
Contact:
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission: Jessica Fagan – 614.995.7552; jfagan@culture.ohio.gov
Cincinnati Museum Center: Chad Mertz – 513.373.6592; CMertz@cincymuseum.org
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission Approves
$150,000 for Eulett Center
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $150,000 at its quarterly meeting today for the Eulett Center.
The Eulett Center opened in 2008 and is located within the Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve System in Adams County. The Center serves southwest and southern Ohio naturalists, educators, students and researchers. Created by the Cincinnati Museum Center, the Eulett Center is equipped with a research laboratory, multipurpose rooms, state-of-the-art technology, and overnight accommodations for scientific researchers, hands-on student learning, and business retreats. The state-appropriated funds will be used for driveway and parking lot paving, drains, retaining walls, guard rails, and grading at the Eulett Center, resulting in improved access and increased safety for visitors to the facility.
The Commission approval, coupled with the signing of legal agreements, allows the Cincinnati Museum Center to be reimbursed on a pro rata basis with funds appropriated in Am. Sub. H.B. 562 of the 127th General Assembly. Adams County General Assembly members who voted in favor of the bill include Senator Tom Niehaus and Representatives Todd Book and Danny Bubp.
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission is a state agency that helps enhance the quality of life for Ohioans by improving the state’s cultural facilities. Since 1988, the Commission has disbursed more than $400 million in capital funds appropriated by the Legislature and Governor for facility improvement projects at nonprofit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. The Commission partners with nonprofit groups and local governments on more than 300 projects in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties. For more information on the Commission, visit www.culture.ohio.gov.
