But Hawley has unsuccessfully searched for several years to find a new location with more space to build out the museum. He’s explored options in Leavenworth, Kansas, and at Marshall Junction in Missouri, and a previous effort to relocate the museum up the Missouri River to St. Charles fell through.
“When you begin to look at what it costs to construct a building, unless you’ve already got a place all set up and kind of sort of ready to go, you’re looking at $50-60 million, and for a town like Marshall, that’s a lot of money,” Hawley told KCUR’s Up to Date.
Earlier this week, Hawley met with leaders from St. Joseph and Buchanan County to discuss the city as an option. The city already has buildings that could be retrofitted to house the museum…