Message-ID: <251801.16674.qm@web81408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:09:49 -0700 (PDT) From: devan gracyalny <dgracyalny@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Leases of Historic Properties
Craig,
West Allis Historical Society is in its 40 something year of leaseing an ol
d 1888 cream city brick two-room schoolhouse from the city of West Allis.
Our lease is for one dollar a year. The city is responsible for the
upkeep and maintenance of the outside of the building, the heating, plumbin
g, and electrical plants. The city also pays the the electric and ga
s bills. The Society maintains the inside of the building which is a mus
eum open to the public, and pays the phone bill. Although I have never s
een the lease, or paid the $1.00 in the past 12 years, we are required to c
arry a liability insurance policy.
Devan Gracyalny, President
West Allis Historical Society
--- On Mon, 6/21/10, Craig Lahm <craiglahm@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Craig Lahm <craiglahm@gmail.com>
Subject: Leases of Historic Properties
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 9:56 AM
Recently, there has been discussion about transferring ownership of a local
historic site to our city. The city is interested in owning the site IF
our historical society is interested in advising, operating, managing, ove
rseeing the site. I have been told it is common in Wisconsin for municip
alities to own a site and lease it to a local historical society for its op
eration.
We'd like to directly receive copies of lease agreements from historical so
cieties that operate under this arrangement. We'd also welcome your sugg
estions, cautions, problems, and benefits of leasing an historic site from
a municipality.
Craig Lahm Kaukauna Area Historical Society craiglahm@gmail.com www.kaukaunahistory.org