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- Why Burkburnettās Wheels of Wonder Museum is suddenly on pause
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ā¢ Burkburnett Museum project pauses after director fired (texomashomepage.com) ā Burkburnettās long-anticipated Wheels of Wonder Museum is on hold after the city-fired development corporation director and several board resignations, leaving the project about a year from opening at best. City Manager Lindsey McNabb-Fox is serving as interim director while officials sort out governance, fundraising, and board relationships that will determine the museumās future downtown. 
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