History 2015 - January

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In early March, 2015, a contract for the museum construction was agreed upon. Brock McAtee Construction of St,. Francis, Kansas, was contracted as the general contractor overseeing the construction of the museum facility. The building material (red iron) will be produced by Topline Buildings. An initial transfer of funds from the St. Francis Community Foundation to Bankwest was requested to allow for the down payment necessary to process the building materials for the museum. This initial payment was approximately $21,000.

The Museum Board was also expanded to seven members, now including new members Tye Faulkender and Perry Keller. An account was established with Bankwest as the primary museum account. Tye Faulkender was selected to be the museum treasurer, and Kelsey Andrist was appointed secretary. The museum board made plans to meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month and as many additional times as necessary to conduct museum business.

Brock McAtee Construction's initial plans were for dirt work to begin in March or early April in an attempt to complete the building construction by June 15, 2015.

On March 9th, the museum board members met to take a photo (see photo on above) to be placed in the St. Francis Herald along with an article updating the progressing status of the museum.

On March 17, the board met to discuss the addition of a vault in the museum. The vault would allow further security for specific bikes displayed in the museum. The board voted unanimously to add the vault allowing the museum to house bikes that would not be displayed in other locations and making the museum more unique. The cost of the vault addition will be approximately $20,000 and will require raising additional funding.