Midland's Creative 360 continues search for answers

Creative 360's board of directors has a lot to mull over, said board president Bonnie McManus, following a stakeholders meeting Friday that drew 75 people to its aid. The financially strapped Midland arts center faces closing its doors after discovering that grants it believed were submitted were never written and bills, including state and federal taxes, had gone unpaid. "We received some excellent ideas," McManus said, "along with survey cards that give us an idea of what people want to see." But while they are still tallying the contributions made so far, the center did not receive a major sponsorship, she said. Founded as the Creative Spirit Center in the summer of 1994, it requires a monthly budget of $12,000 to continue its schedule of live performances, art exhibits, classes and community programs.

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