5-Year Time Table

Proposed Timeline

Target Date for Acquisition of Property: December 2007 to January 2008

Post-acquisition renovations, Initial (for initial temporary startup usage)

Target Date: January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

Cleaning, painting, necessary general repairs, mostly by volunteers and with donated materials, moving of all Museum possessions from 314 Oliver and all other locations in the city to 54 Webster; temporary signage, temporary set up of all required areas for immediate use and continuing of existing operations and programming on site; planning and design work for ultimate development of facility; grant writing and other fund raising efforts for specific targeted requirements. All activities and programming will be possible on at least a limited basis in the building as it exists except the virtual reality components. Income generated after first six-months should cover general operating costs. Grants will be required for initial staff salaries.


Renovations, 2nd Phase

Target Date: January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009

Completion of ADA compliant restrooms on ground and main level, ADA compliant entrances, ADA compliant passenger elevator, air conditioning of upper level collections storage area, removable partitions in Event Hall, meeting room areas on ground level, Manhattan Street entrance to Event Hall; permanent wall between gift shop/Welcome Center and Museum, Webster Street entrance to Welcome Center, Gift Shop, and Museum; Webster Street and Manhattan Street facade restoration; permanent exterior signage, preparation of virtual reality portion of facility for initiation of work, development of initial software for virtual reality portion, continued grant writing and fundraising efforts as various components are planned and designed. Income generated should cover most staff salaries and all other general operating costs.


Renovations, 3rd Phase

Target Date: January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Completion of collections storage area per CAP Report, completion of cataloging area on the upper level; completion of Welcome Center, Gift Shop, and Exhibit Hall and experience areas on the main level; and completion of Event Hall and meeting room areas, Reference Library on the ground level; continuation of software development for virtual reality component, continued grant writing and fundraising efforts as various components are planned and designed. Income generated should cover staff salaries and all other general operating costs.


Renovations, 4th Phase

Target Date: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

Completion of administrative offices, exhibit creation area, and collections restoration area, training service classrooms, on upper level; completion of collections acquisition area on ground level; beginning of old-fashioned soda fountain construction on main level; installation of interactives in virtual reality portion; continuation of development of software, construction of amphitheatre area and simulators areas for use with interchangeable software, continued grant writing and fundraising efforts as various components are planned and designed. Income generated should cover staff salaries and all other general operating costs.


Renovations, 5th Phase

Target Date: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012

Installation of amphitheatre equipment and software, installation of two simulators, with two per year as target to an ultimate maximum of ten for use with interchangeable software; installation of additional interactive exhibits, continuing grant writing and fundraising efforts for programming and continued operational growth. Income generated should cover staff salaries and all other general operating costs.