RE: University of Wyoming Geology Museum to be Re-opened Part Time

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@umd.edu>]

> From: owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu [mailto:owner-DINOSAUR@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Richard W. Travsky
>
> Meanwhile -
> 
> http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2009/07/17/news/doc4a
> 60017a90cd3421131085.txt
> 
> The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees moved one step 
> closer Thursday toward construction of a new visual arts 
> building. The trustees unanimously approved a request for 
> legislative permission for the university to issue bonds for 
> one of its capital facilities projects.
> ...
> To construct the new facility, the university would issue 
> bonds not to exceed $33 million, which would be paid for 
> through UWs portion of federal mineral royalties, rather than 
> requesting a state appropriation.
> ...

Yes, ironic that the GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM can't be paid through the federal
MINERAL royalties, but the Arts Building can...

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Email: tholtz@umd.edu   Phone: 301-405-4084
Office: Centreville 1216                        
Senior Lecturer, Vertebrate Paleontology
Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/
Fax: 301-314-9661               

Faculty Director, Earth, Life & Time Program, College Park Scholars
http://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/eltsite/
Faculty Director, Science & Global Change Program, College Park Scholars
http://www.geol.umd.edu/sgc
Fax: 301-314-9843

Mailing Address:        Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                        Department of Geology
                        Building 237, Room 1117
                        University of Maryland
                        College Park, MD 20742 USA