Leaky roof at the museum

Elisabeth Arriero had an article in The Enquirer-Journal a couple days ago about the leaky roof at the Museum of the Waxhaws.

WAXHAW — Rainstorms and persistent leaks are threatening exhibits, but The Museum of the Waxhaws can’t afford a new roof.

Roof leaks at the Museum of the Waxhaws have been getting worse over the last year, to the point where museum director Sharon Murrer has had to set up several buckets inside.

It's strongly implied that local government won't be supplying the museum with the money for repairs, which suits me just fine.

“I prefer to see it come from the citizenry, from contribution,” Baucom said of the possibility of the county providing funding for a new roof. “Every organization in existence can make a valid case that it has value to the community but at some point, you have to take and put a limit on how far you can go.”

Baucom added that the “the financial condition of the citizens in the county would need to change” before he would support funding a new roof.

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But he [Parker Mills], too, cited the current economic climate as a reason why extra funding for the museum’s new roof is unlikely.

The estimates in cost appear to range from $20k - 90k. It doesn't seem unreasonable to collect at least the low end of that nowadays through private donations assuming you can get enough local residents aware of the problem.

News14 Carolina has followed up today with their own report (video clip at the link).

For those interested in donating, the News14 article recommends calling (704) 843-1832, although I imagine donating directly through the Museum of the Waxhaws website would suffice.