Unless you have been in Alaska the past month or so, you know it has been H O T here in Eastland. And we do mean HOT! With the high temps, and no air conditioning, the Eastland County Museum has had to close until cooler weather prevails. It is just too warm inside the building without ac for our volunteers to work.
Speaking of ac we have applied to the Lower Colorado River Authority Community Development Partnership Program Grant to assist with new hvac for the Museum building. In 2022 the Museum was gifted with $15,000 to be used for hvac replacement from Jim & Leslie Keffer. This gift has been placed into a cd until such time additional funds are received towards the $40,500 hvac project. This project will replace the 10-ton conventional system in the Museum with 12 tons of ductless mini splits. It will also replace the 1970’s and 1990’s hvac systems on the 3rd floor with ductless systems. It is hoped these new, more energy efficient, systems will also lower our utility and maintenance costs.
One final ac note: Four spaces in the Museum were not considered in the quote and grant application. These spaces are the Museum office, the new Genealogy Room and two back room cataloging and storage spaces. We hope to be able to find additional grants, or donors to help install mini splits in these four locations. Priority would be the office and genealogy room.
