CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER HERITAGE MUSEUM LEASE

  

The Brenham City Council will consider what to do about the problems at the Brenham Heritage Museum Thursday.  The museum was ruled unsafe by the city two weeks ago, after electrical problems were found.  The museum has been closed to the public after flood waters damaged the basement in May of 2016. The building is now completely unoccupied until repairs can be made.  The city owns the building, which was Brenham’s Post Office for many years, and leases it to the Brenham Heritage Museum.  That lease calls for the museum to pay for any repairs, but the cost of those repairs continues to grow.  At the last city council meeting, City Manager Terry Roberts said the city was willing to look at ways to help with the needed repairs.  The city council will go into executive session during their meeting Thursday afternoon to consider the lease with the museum.  They may then vote on any action concerning the lease.  City Council meets Thursday at 1:00 on the second floor of City Hall.