Originally Posted by
scottrc
AMA wants to really help us, then sell off all that land in Muncie and drop all the overhead, then open an office in DC and start lobbying.
Now you know that isn't going to happen. The "powers that be" won't be able to do their jobs(not that they are really doing their jobs anyway) without having a facility that can house all the staff(that doesn't do their jobs efficiently either) and perks that Muncie has to offer. If I was to compare Muncie to the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, the differences are
HUGE!!!! While Muncie claims to need office space for the staff to "work", a museum for whatever and a huge open area to fly in. the HARM has:
- a single building of 3000-4000 square feet
- an office area for its staff of 4 people that handle donations, paying expenses, coordinating what assets are being sent where, etc
- an engine rebuild shop that is no bigger than a two car garage where they maintain and build the engines used to power the boats
- a boat repair and maintenance area roughly 40X80 feet where boats are repaired, restored and even built from scratch, such as the brand new replica 1979 Squire that was just completed in May
- a reference area that has volumes of books and pictures of the boats over the past 80+ years
- a display area that houses many famous boats, trophies, displays and a souvenir/gift shop
- almost everything they do done by VOLUNTEERS