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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Planetarium renovation plan released

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Planetarium renovation plan released
Planetarium renovation plan released
Jackson leaders unveiled plans for renovated planetarium.

MAYOR - CHOKWE A.

LUMUMBA-JACKSON- GRAY 1494 @ 9:14-9:28"WE ALL HAVE VERY FOND MEMORIESOF WHAT THEPLANETARIUM HAS MEANT TO USTHROUGHOUT OUR CHILDHOOD AND WEOWE IT TO THE NEXTGENERATION THAT THEY CAN SHAREIN THAENJOYMENT AND EXCITEMENT." THEICONIC RUSSELL C.

DAVISPLANETARIUM CLOSED BACK IN APRIL2018 DUE TO A ROOF LEAKAND INTERIOR DAMAGE.A HAIL STORM IN 2013 DAMAGED THEROOF.LEADERS UNVEILED PLANS FOR THENEBUILDING THURSDAY AND AIM FOR ITTO BE ONETHE NATION'S TOP PLANETARIUMS.THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED TO CLEAROUT THE INSIDE AND IN THE NEXTFEW MONTHS THEYHOPE TO START AN INTERIORDEMOLITION.SOTDAVID LEWIS- JACKSON DEPUTYDIRECTOR OFHUMAN CULTURAL SERVICES- GRAY @11:50-11:59"THE THIRD FLOOR WILL GET A FULLEXHIBITION BUILD OUT AND THENWE'LL RETROFIT OUT THE THEATERWITH A BRAND NEW STATE OF THEARTEXPERIENCEOFFICIALS SAY THE CITY HASALLOCATED ABOUT2.4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THISPROJECT.VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY ANDAN ADVANCED LEARNING CENTER AREA FEWIMPROVEMENTS.THE GOAL IS TO CREATE ASTATEWIDE HUB FORSTEM AND SPACE SCIENCEEDUCATION.SOTMIKE WILLIAMS- PLANETARIUMMANAGER-GRAY 1494 @ 3:59-4:09"THE NEXT CROP OF GREAT SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING MINDS HASALREADY BEEN BORN AND THEY'REWAITING TO FULFILL OUR PROMISETOTHEM OF A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUSFUTURE.WE SEE THE NEW PLANETARIUMPROJECTAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY." INJACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16 WAPTNEWS.

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