Officials estimate that construction on the planned American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City is still at least two years away from being finished.
An Oklahoma City Council committee on Tuesday also concluded that another year will be needed to install Smithsonian Institution-quality exhibits.
City Manager Jim Couch says $90 million of the original $170 million project budget already has been spent, leaving an $80 million gap. The state has offered to loan $25 million to the city; private interest groups have pledged $31 million; and City Hall has agreed to front $9 million.
The Journal Record reports that city officials are trying to figure out how to cover the remaining $15 million to complete the center.
