ASSOCIATED PRESS
HELENA – The
state has decided to remodel the current Montana Historical Society
building and add a connected building to create the
new Montana Heritage Center.
Keeping the history
museum across the street from the Capitol in Helena rather than move to a new
site will cost less, offer more parking and make it easier for visitors to also
tour the Capitol building, Department of Administration Director John Lewis
said.
Ground work
will begin this spring, as the building design phase continues, spokeswoman
Amber Conger said.
The 2019
Legislature passed an increased lodging tax to help pay for the project, which has
a target budget of about $53 million.
