The big grey building on the North West corner of 15th
Ave. and Washington St. in Phoenix is obvious to everyone. Everyone that is,
except Arizona’s elected leaders. Even though it is within sight of the
Capitol, they don’t see it.
Due to botched centennial planning followed by stubborn
refusal to fix the mess, it still stands empty. Bills to restore the once top
rated Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum (at no extra cost to tax payers) have
now been killed in committee two years in a row.
Although the buildings only current function is to hold up solar panels installed on the roof with Federal stimulus money, state
government continues to provide the Arizona Historical Society with over
$400,000 per year for a museum that does not exist in an empty building that is
being ignored.
Meanwhile, 50,000 students per year continue to be cheated
out of a unique learning experience.
Madness.
