Kennedy Center board
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“With certain fiscal collapse within weeks, the board seeks to determine what recognition and acknowledgement will comply”
Kennedy Center board · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
The draft resolution stated the board seeks to determine what recognition and acknowledgement will comply with the judge's earlier order banning the center from being renamed.
“The Kennedy Center is in such a precarious fiscal position that it will not be able to support its payroll obligations, nor routine maintenance contracts within a matter of weeks,”
Kennedy Center board · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
A draft resolution made public in a court filing stated the Kennedy Center's precarious fiscal position would prevent it from supporting payroll obligations within weeks.
“consider the main building to be unsafe for continued occupancy, and anticipate further risk to the public and employees if the building is not immediately closed and renovations begun,”
Kennedy Center board · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
The board said in a draft resolution to close the center for two years that a construction consultant and the center's director consider the main building unsafe for continued occupancy.
“While actively considering alternative means of fiscal survival, President Trump has offered to step in and raise the necessary funds to keep the Center from bankruptcy during its much needed renovation.”
Kennedy Center board · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-15
The draft resolution stated that President Trump has offered to step in and raise funds to keep the Kennedy Center from bankruptcy during renovation.