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A SUMMER FLOOD AND OTHER
ECONOMIC WOES FORCED THE
VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM IN
NEWPORT NEWS TO ASK THE
CITY FOR
MORE FINANCIAL HELP. THE
46-YEAR OLD FACILITY HAS
SEEN
MONEY FROM OTHER LOCAL
CITIES- AND EVEN THE
STATE- DRY UP IN RECENT
YEARS. 10 ON YOUR
REPORTS: THERE'S HOPE
FOR A SOLUTION.
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LIKES TO SEE THE FISH AND
ALL THE ANIMALS.
21 MONTH OLD SOPHIA IS A
PARENTS
SHANE AND AMY CALL TO THE
VIRGINIA LIVING MUSEUM.
AMY CALL/PARENT: I THINK
THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE
THAT I KNOW O WHERE YOU
CAN ACTUALLY TOUCH THE
ANIMALS SO IT WOULD BE
BAD IF IT CLOSED.
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FLOW ISSUES COULD
IN FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014
BUT ADMINISTRATORS ARE
TAKING A PRO-
ACTIVE STANCE NOW. NO
STATE MONEY AND FEWER
FUNDS
HAS CREATED AN ECONOMIC
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HAYHURST/VLM EXECUTIVE
AT RIGHT NOW IN NEED OF
DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THE
COST OF LIVING
HAYHURST, THE MUSEUM'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS
THE CITY HAS BEEN
NOTIFIED AND IF NO
SOLUTION IS FOUND THE
REALITY IS THIS.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: WE
BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE
TO REDUCE OR STAFF AND
WHEN WE DO THAT, BECAUSE
THEY PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR MEMEBERS AND
VISITORS, WE WILL SEE A
DECLINE IN
OUR REVENUES THAT WILL
HAVING TO CLOSE.
BUT SHE AND OTHERS ARE
DOES NOT
HAPPEN HOPEFUL FOR MORE
VISITORS, MORE REVENUE TO
INCREASE ITS
ENDOWMENT PLUS MORE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM
THE CITY TO KEEP ITS
LARGEST ATTRACTION OPEN.
MADE UP OF OF MUSEUM AND
CITY STAFFERS IS
EXPLORING WAYS TO GET
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
THE FACILITY- AS IT
LOOKS TO CONTINUED
SUPPORT FROM MEMBERS AND
VISITORS.