Re: Where was the CHS?

There has been a lot of money available for the State Historical Fund, as that money comes from gambling taxes, and that started to flow in the early 90s. But, CHS itself as an organization had to rely on appropriations from the state legislature and revenue from its properties and book store, as it has had to do since the 19th century. The state cut the CHS off from taxpayer funding a couple of years ago and said that CHS had to pay its way through a portion of the Historic Fund money, and one of the several apparent reasons to take on the GTL was to increase revenues for CHS functions--a plan that may have appeared sound at first, but as we have all seen, has been a disaster. Several million dollars that should be going into the SHF is being diverted each year for state capitol rennovations (virtually no true restoration involved) and operating expenses of the CHS. And as a result, preservation efforts in the state, including rail orientated projects, have taken a big hit in funding availability.