Office of the Commissioner of Railroads, Wisconsin, Formal Case Papers, Railroads, 1905-2016

 
Container Title
1998/066
Part 20 (1998/066, Audio 1904A): Additions, 1982-1996
Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton) and 2 tape recordings 
Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, 1982-1996.
Box   1
Folder   1
Legislature, 1995-1996
Historic Preservation
Box   1
Folder   2
Strategic Plan, 1992
Box   1
Folder   3
Easements, 1984-1986
Box   1
Folder   4
Planner
Box   1
Folder   5
Submerged Cultural Resources Council, 1993-1996
Box   1
Folder   6
Underwater Archaeology, 1995-1996
Box   1
Folder   7
State Capitol and Executive Residence Board, 1995-1996
Box   1
Folder   8
Department of Natural Resources, 1988-1995
Court and Local Government Records Task Force
Box   1
Folder   9-10
1990
Box   1
Folder   11
1991-1992
Box   1
Folder   12-15
Audit
Box   1
Folder   16-17
Joint Committee on Audit - SHSW Audit, 1982
Box   1
Folder   18
Newspaper articles, 1982
1904A/1-2
Discussion on funding historic sites (outline)
Dale Cottanack
January Mueller
Don Bezruki
Resources overextended
Expanding programs; declining resources
Research cut short rather than sites
Transfer research
Rick Hartung
Gerlach
Hanaway
Rep. Radtke
Lyle Lidholm
Ulichny
Emil Moberg (Moller?)
State Employee Union
Ulichny
Bohlin, Bert
Crawford
Strodtman
Position to historic sites
Closing of sites
Stonefield
Pendarvis
Primary reason program deficits
Funding of sites
General Purpose Revenues (GPR) and PRO
Operate with program revenue
Increasing GPR support
Recommendation:
Reduce portion paid staff at sites; replaced by volunteers
Reduce hours
Increase attendance and revenue
a. Major increase in promotion, publicity
Ask for GPR in future; or close sites
Old World Wisconsin (OWW)
Development of site
Cost overruns
Increase in cost-GRR
Attendance not going down like other sites, but below Society's expectation
Proposed museum
Proposed cost overruns
Mistakes in estimate
Consultants' level of sophistication of exhibits
Legislative considerations
Phasing museum
Size
Private funds
Fee at museum
Governance
Board selection process
If Society can't follow recommendations other cost cutting measures to keep sites open
Representative Gerlach
$3.9 million in GRR revenue to support its programs
Has that figure increased?
Record normal increases as have other agencies
Circus World Museum (CWM)
Is it money-making proposition operated by a private foundation
Cattanack
CWM another animal; not feasible at all sites
Kidd
History of Society
Erney
Gerlach
Private organization to run some of or all sites
Erney
CWM entertainment; super location
Kidd
Hanaway
Heritage Hill
Representative Nelson
Coordination in attracting visitors
Erney
Nelson
Ulichny
Kidd
George
Don Woodruff
Gerlach
Ulichny
George
Bob Travis
Site managers with autonomy
Define deficit
Volunteers
Unemployment
Promotion
Small sites have trust fund
Linda Runners [?] for Clarenbach
Research programs
Capital expansion at OWW
Governance
Senator Kruehl
OWW, a money sponge
New museum development
Real money sponge
Location not feasible
Managerial skills
Charles Dietrich
Mary Ellworth (L. Worth)
Camela Berger Eagle
Cottanach
Ulichny
Erney
Harbour
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