Jim 1939 posted:Got the same e-mail this morning, it also told about special lighting that is being installed at the money pit. That kind of spending my friends is why our dues jump fifteen dollars.
If you have read up as the progress of the LED lighting updates have been done, you would find a lot of that has been covered by donations outside of membership dues. Some areas were specifically sponsored by individuals or local TCA Chapters or Divisions. I cannot cite a specific example from memory, but I know I've read about it, possibly in the Headquarters News over the last few years.
Since those facts don't fit your narrative of everything at the museum being a money pit, I guess they don't matter.