The City of Greensboro has offered to take over the struggling International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum's board quickly dismissed the proposal.
Mayor Nancy Vaughan asked the museum's board Monday to let the city manage and operate the facility, citing what she called overwhelming support from the city council.
The News And Record of Greensboro reports the museum board voted to table the proposal and didn't discuss reconsidering it.
Vaughan's offer comes one week after the board fired Lacy Ward Jr., the museum's executive director for the last six months.
Board members won't say what prompted Lacy's firing.
Mayor Vaughan, who is also a board member, says the city is concerned about the financial stability of the museum, which still owes a quarter of a million dollars on a loan financed by the city.
Museum co-founder Earl Jones says the museum's finances are stable with a steady source of incoming revenue.
He disputed Vaughan's claim that the vote for a city takeover was close.
The city's proposal will remain on the table for thirty days.
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