[MR] FW: [gdh] Fw: Pennsic 30 Budget

[Brett W. McCoy]

On Fri, 4 May 2001 Thorgrimm at aol.com wrote:

> << Who approved this expenditure?>>
>
>        Taking into consideration that the Kingdom of Atlantia has no vested
> interest in the profits or lack thereof at Pennsic, and the expenditure
> merely reduces the profits reaped by the Mid and East, why does anyone care?

Well, yes, we do have a vested interest beacuse we are paying the site
fee that goes up every year.  We do like to know how our money is being
spent!

>         I have always been surprised, when weighing the amount of income
> generated at Pennsic, that more hasn't been done to make the site have a
> greater medieval flavor with the addition of permanent structure. The fort at
> Gulf Wars adds a great deal to the look of the event, as well as adding a new
> dimension to the fighting. If a structure is going to be built that is large
> enough to be visually impressive and strong enough to withstand the onslaught
> of the Atlantian shieldwall, then $25,000 is certainly a reasonable budget.

I think it's a good project also.  How permanent is this structure going
to be?  Will the Coopers allow people (i.e., probably kids) to use it
during non-Pennsic season?

-- Istvan
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