Children’s museum project gets $1.7 million

The Explore & More Children’s Museum planned for the Canalside area in Buffalo got a significant boost in its efforts to raise the money that it needs to fund the $11.7 million attraction with a recommendation Monday that it receive $1.7 million from a pool of money administered by the New York Power Authority.

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A panel that allocates money from the Power Authority’s Niagara Power Project recommended that Explore & More receive the funding out of proceeds from the sale of unallocated hydropower. The funding still must be approved by the Power Authority’s board of trustees.
Don't we pay some of the highest electric rates in the nation? Why are we funding something like this by way of our electric bill?