肯尼迪中心董事会定于周四召开会议，就该表演艺术场所的翻修计划进行投票表决。[1]这次会议是在联邦地区法官克里斯托弗·库珀驳回原定关闭方案之后举行的，他裁定董事会3月16日的投票决议"信息不充分、似乎是事先安排好的"。[1]
管理层将向董事会提交三个备选方案。[1]肯尼迪中心主管马特·弗洛卡曾表示："当总统问如何做好这些项目时，我的建议是关闭建筑，在两年内完成所有工作。"[1]三个方案分别为全面关闭、部分关闭或分阶段有限关闭，其中后两个方案可在维持编程的同时进行基础设施维修。[1]
设施的破旧状况催生了这些翻修提议。建筑内存在严重水损害，导致某些地方的钢铁腐蚀至纸张厚度，多台800吨冷却机等设备已有数十年历史。[1]董事会由特朗普盟友组成，特朗普被任命为主席。[1]
The Kennedy Center's board of directors is scheduled to convene on Thursday to determine the path forward for the performing arts venue's future, following a federal judge's rejection of an earlier comprehensive closure proposal [1]. Federal District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the board's March 16 vote was "insufficiently informed and appeared to be predetermined" [1].
Management will present three options to the board: complete closure, partial closure, or a phased limited closure that would allow programming to continue while infrastructure repairs are conducted [1]. Kennedy Center leadership, led by President Matt Flocca, has advocated for the closure approach, with Flocca stating: "When the President asked how to do these projects well, my recommendation was to close the building and get all the work done in two years" [1]. The facility faces significant structural challenges, including severe water damage that has corroded steel to paper thickness in some areas, and equipment including eight-hundred-ton cooling units that have been in operation for decades [1].
The board, composed of allies of former President Trump who was appointed as chair, will weigh these competing approaches as it determines the institution's renovation strategy [1].