tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post4973029192835004798..comments2023-04-13T07:18:14.262-07:00Comments on Courierwatch: Editorial: State should back out completelySteven Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-78480655964930120822009-07-17T14:49:15.576-07:002009-07-17T14:49:15.576-07:00It's a good point. The Prescott Historical Soc...It's a good point. The Prescott Historical Society has historically been state-funded, but not by any means exclusively, and while the website (sharlot.org) isn't explicit, it and experience tell me that it's legally an independent nonprofit. I expect it's a little more complex than that, but if it's true it makes the editor's argument a bit silly. It also may explain why downstate legislators feel so free to cut the funding. <br /><br />As for the redevelopment idea, maybe I'm being naive, but I really can't imagine that scenario in practical reality. The museum may mostly close, but no one will bulldoze it and the cost of moving it would be far greater than running it for years on half time or even mothballing it until the situation changes. Kinda like the National Museum of Iraq, maybe.Steven Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15663818104866997062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310158610197025977.post-81927492618336099632009-07-17T13:19:37.579-07:002009-07-17T13:19:37.579-07:00So the people who run sharlot hall now are governm...So the people who run sharlot hall now are government employees? If so, you have a point.<br /><br />I think one key issue is ownership of the land, which becomes the most important asset here if we can't find funds to run the place.<br /><br />What do you bet that there are several local developers that would love to get their hands on it?BearWhizBeernoreply@blogger.com