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only a fraction of the total project costs, with the remainder raised by the Museum. The Museum <br />has a long history of raising money for operations and capital projects, and the substantially lower <br />cost of regular Cabin maintenance is well within this ability. <br />Further, the Cabin has suffered through its history from break-ins, storm damage, fire, <br />graffiti, and other damage, all at its current location. The park is poorly monitored and has a history <br />of historic structures being destroyed by arson. The caretaking of the Cabin will be far superior <br />on campus, where the Cabin can be much more easily observed by Museum staff. <br />B. Education and Accessibility. <br />As another basis for denying the Petition, HPC stated that it "betrays the educational <br />mission... of the location." However, a structure like the Cabin is preserved so that future <br />generations can learn about the lifeways of their ancestors. At its current site, the view is dominated <br />by the anachronistic 1912 North Pumping Station, the highway, hospital, parking lot, and water <br />reservoir. Its new site will provide visual barriers to create an immersive experience, taking visitors <br />back in time to the early 1820s. Currently, restrictions from VPA and HPC severely limit the <br />number and types of activities that can be offered; on the proposed new site, the Museum can add <br />appropriate, widely expanded programming for students and the public. This can take place daily, <br />as opposed to its current location, where the restrictions, as well as the distance from the Museum <br />campus, severely limit the number and types of activities that can be offered. Appropriate <br />outbuildings, which are a part of the Museum's plan, and daily interpretation not only teach about <br />Navarre's home, but include a wider context such as the area's native inhabitants. <br />Not only will interpretation be vastly improved on the Museum campus, but accessibility <br />will be as well. The tens of thousands who visit the Museum annually will be able to easily include <br />a visit to the Cabin, if it is onsite. Also, due to limited field trips allowed to most schools, one bus <br />-5- <br />