Dear Editor,

I have just learned that our town’s public art museum will be eliminating Saturday hours next month due to a protracted budget shortfall.

It will be a severe hardship and loss to our town’s citizens if the museum closes on Saturdays. For many working people, like myself, Saturday is the only day of the week to take advantage of the breathtaking and thought provoking artwork our museum has to offer.

Parents often use this day to take their children to the museum in order to expose them to this important bit of culture.

The public museum has been a boon to this town since it opened in 1975. People from many nearby towns choose Saturday to come and see artwork here.

This is an exigent matter. Not that much would need to be added to the average homeowner’s tax bill to keep the museum open. Isn’t the museum worth it?

I beseech everyone who values our museum to contact their town representative and ask for funding to keep the museum Saturday hours intact.

Sincerely,

Maria B. Williams