List the amount of attendance and how the museum brings in tourism/tax dollars, provides employment, educates the community (more than a skate board park?), preserves the community, is a long-term win-win establishment. It is a place to gather and gives more back to the community that it receives. Plus, have them look at every other community....most have a museum and many cities give to preserve their community. ;o) John Museum Specialists Dept. of Interior Boise, ID >From: Jerrie Clarke <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: The value of a Museum to the Community >Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:34:18 -0700 > >I've been talking to a friend of who is the director of a small museum (1 >fulltime, 5 part-time and seasonal staff) in a small town. The museum >building belongs to the city. The city pays ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).