The City of Ocean Springs decided last Tuesday to end its contract with the nonprofit group the ‘Friends of Mary C.’
- - the city of ocean springs - decided last tuesday to end - its contract with the non-- profit group the friends of mar- c.- for the last 20 years, the- friends of mary c has helped- manage and write grants for the- mary c.
O'keefe cultural- center for arts and education - located on governement- street.
- the decision was made during a- meeting of the board of - aldermen on july 14th.- the meeting was a closed-door - meeting due to legality - restraints of discussing active- contracts in public,- according to ocean springs mayo- shea dobson.- dobson says the mary c.
Cultura- center will continue to do- what it's been doing while also- adding new elements for the - community to enjoy.
- - shea dobson, mayor of ocean - springs:- "we're going to be expanding th scope.
So, again we want to - bring even more stuff - to the mary c.
We want to bring- even more non-profits, even mor- artists to the- - - - building.
And the what would be- the coordinator will also be- taking lots of roles- that we currently have in other- areas of the city, such as the- facility rentals.
- whenever someone has to rent sa- the civic center or another - - - - municipal building, they'll go- to the mary c and do that - through the coordinator.
This - will give more- opportunity to showcase the - building, give more opportunity- to have all - these artists have their work - displayed for the whole - community."
- - - tomorrow news 25 will hear from- the the friends of mary c and - their response
On July 14th, the City of Ocean Springs decided to end its contract with the ‘Friends of Mary C.’ during a closed..