Former Kennedy Center employees claim officials halted repairs months prior to closure

Former Kennedy Center employees have accused venue leadership of halting critical waterproofing repairs months before the building's closure. Whistleblowers provided internal documents to Congress challenging the board's claims regarding the necessity of the immediate shutdown.
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks warranted the venue's immediate closure. ...
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