IMPORTANT
NEWS!
Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum's Future
To Club Leaders and Interested Individuals.
It is very important that this information be sent to all members
so that actions can be taken immediately!
There are several things we can do to voice our opinions on the proposed
destruction of the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum by the Centennial
Commission. The following facts have been obtained from the Governors
address at the museum on February 12th and her Web page. The Centennial
Project does not include the outside displays or the mineral displays
in the museum, including the Copper Gallery ($40,000) and the Mine
to You project ($60,000). There have been many other speculations that
have been identified, but I will only use what is fact.
Legal Actions
The first action, that is going to be presented shortly, is to remove
the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum from the statutes and replace
it with the Arizona Centennial Museum. They have to change the laws
to allow the development of the new museum. If we wait until this
is done, it will be too late to effect changes.
We need to get to our representatives and voice your opinion. We must
get this voice out ASAP! It is preferable to use mail or fax, but an
Email would suffice. I have the placed the Web page to access
the state representatives so you can communicate with your representative.
To contact your legislators or find their direct phone numbers, click
on Legislators or paste http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp into
your browser. If you're outside the Phoenix area, you can call your
legislators' offices toll free at 1-800-352-8404. In the Phoenix area
call (602) 926-3559 (Senate) or (602) 926-4221 (House) and ask them
to connect you with your legislators.
What to Say
You should simply express your concerns with the museum closing. This
message should not be derogatory towards the Centennial project,
but address the impact of the loss of the museum to our education
of the children and adults to minerals and mining in Arizona. You
can add your personal experiences at the museum to show its value
to you and other individuals.
Spread the Word
We must get this word out that we want to keep the minerals and mining
artifacts at the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum.
Take a look at the Governors Blog http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2010/02/governor-jan-brewer-announces.html
I have submitted comments that you should read
If you have ANY Questions, please respond to this Email or call me
at 623-556-3964
Thanks for your support!
Charlie Connell
Chairman of the Board
Friends of the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum
From: Dick Zimmermann - zimmermann1943@yahoo.com
OK everyone. Look what I found. We have a format to express an
opinion. The Arizona State Geologist has set up a blog on the conversion
of the mineral museum to a centennial display.
arizonageologyblogspot.com
Send your comments today! Be polite. The whole world will see
this. We don't want to harm our cause by going over the top.
1. Present a concise argument for:1. Not spending 4 million
dollars on a display we don't need or,
2. Reasons for preserving the mineral museum (even if it may have to
be closed temporarily because of the budget crunch)
My comment was the first one submitted.
On the arizonageology blog site, there is a Jan 10 article entitled "Proposal
calls for eliminating ADMMR, cutting Mine Inspectors budget."
It states this came from the Goldwater think tank as a recommendation
to save 1 billion dollars. The mine inspectors office will be
cut by 33%.
It also says ...."the museum would be consolidated with the Arizona
Historical Society" --
"The mining industry can take care of itself. The museum can, along with
other historical resources, be administered by a single agency".
However, from the Governors presentation, we see that the Historical
Society has no intentions of "administering" the mineral
museum. They plan to eliminate it so they can use the floor space
for their own displays.
Thats why the Governor and Freeport are working in secret. They
don't want anyone to know what "consolidation" is until it
is all over. |
