Reality Check: Gulfquest Maritime Museum

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The Gulfquest Maritime Museum is expected to open by the end of 2013. The city has invested upwards of $38 million in the project, all the while struggling to cover a multi-million dollar budget shortfall. So now that the money is spent, how will the museum stay afloat once it's open for business? We take a look.

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Here2Long - 2/7/2013 7:16 PM

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Well it's too late now to do anything about it...like TK which came on line at the wrong time, this project was started at the wrong time. Additionally there were foundation problems caused by bad Geo-tech info and other design flaws that the City paid for but were the responsibility of the engineers/contractors. There are so many other things that $38 million could have gone towards that were/are needed worse than another museum. Well anyway, like John Williams, I hope it works out or should I say floats!

americanwoman - 2/7/2013 4:59 PM

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Heard they put the walls up before the roof was on. Cosmetic repairs to mold and mildew...this will come back to haunt us and walls will have to come down. Sounds like it should be the responsibili of contractor. City officials are beyond ridiculous.

Jeremiah - 2/7/2013 3:54 PM

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Mayor Jones is a sad model for leadership. His statement that the Maritime museum is the responsibility of the 'board over there' is ludicrous. The city owns this monstrosity and is stuck with it because of an inadequate view of REALITY. Sam and his minions don't know how to manage their campaign funds let alone the city budget and infrastructure. It's time for Sam to go home.

flamekiller - 2/7/2013 7:37 AM

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Let's see, explorium, cruise terminal, Hank Arron stadium, Ladd Peeples, civic center, GM&O, water logged government building, maritime museum, countless fesibility studies, who knows how many "business vacations", moonpie projects, budget shortfalls, any pattern here?

NRAproudofit - 2/7/2013 12:05 AM

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After the museum is finished they need to connect the Outlaw Center, Maritime Museum and the Cruise Terminal with elephant trunks. Then paint them all white. Because Mobile will then have 3 white elephants on the waterfront.

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