Museum board looks at update in Wahkpa Chu'gn interp center lighting

The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board met Monday to consider a possible update to the Wahkpa Chu’gn Interpretative Center, hear updates on museum activity and discuss the possible return of the summer solstice event.

Board Vice-Chair David Sageser proposed that old lights in the Interpretative Center be switched out in favor of LED lights for the sake of energy and cost efficiency.

Sageser said he ran a light check on the bulbs the building is using now and they are creating a lot of heat that needs to be compensated for with air conditioning, a problem that LEDs can solve.

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