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We always get help from our private individuals and businesses too, (but) we just need a lot.\u201d\nMayor Rod Bobo did not respond Wednesday to multiple requests for comment from The Dispatch.\nDistrict 16 Senator Angela Turner-Ford, D-West Point, said she believes the city should consider the museum\u2019s future a \u201chigh priority\u201d and discuss any available avenues they have to ensure it remains a local fixture.\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAngela Turner-Ford\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s definitely, I believe, a worthwhile project,\u201d Turner-Ford said. \u201cI certainly appreciate the efforts of the Black Prairie Museum to cater to children, provide a venue for adults as well, and I think \u2026 it stands to be a great asset for our local community, and I would like them to receive every available opportunity to access the state for funds. I\u2019ve been trying to explore avenues and opportunities for funding, and I will continue to do so.\u201d\nOver the last two legislative sessions, Turner-Ford has authored bills to help appropriate the museum $2 million in additional funding, but neither passed.\nTurner-Ford said she plans to author those bills again in January to keep advocating for the museum.\nThough she\u2019s not entirely sure why the bill has had issues getting passed in previous sessions, Turner-Ford said she has hopes to get these allocation bills passed this session because of the immediate need at the museum.\n\u201cI think perhaps maybe there have been other types of structures (that) have been funded in the past,\u201d Turner-Ford said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that has been the reason that other requests have been denied, or there may be some sort of tiering process. I really just cannot say. 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