Strickland Museum granted funding

By unanimous vote, the Seneca City Council approved a funding plan to build the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum, which is to highlight the city’s African-American history and heritage. The city plans to borrow up to $600,000 from the Seneca Light and Water Department’s Peak Shaving Account and repay the account with monies generated by the city’s Hospitality and Accommodations Tax, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “The funds to pay for this will actually come from the H.A.T. tax because it will be a museum that will attract lots of people from all over the state and throughout the country too to come here and see some of the African-American history that we have here.” The city anticipates the Light and Water loan can be repaid over five years, along with an interest rate of 1.69%.