Rob and Texas Cavers - Many thanks to everyone for this effort. I'll make a personal donation of $100 should it be needed.
Two questions, why isn't a group like the TSA taking care of the total cost? They have ample funds and this type of thing seems right up their alley... The other is how we keep this from happening? Several folks advocated aborting the last trip to keep this damage from happening but were overruled. I've personally operated heavy equipment at least twice fixing the road after similar but less severe incidents. I know Kurt and many other have as well. I recall something about the definition of insanity but well, yea... Any way, my point is why are we passing the hat when this can just be solved. Joe On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Robert B via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > To Texas Cavers > > The following is a request for financial donations for a project to repair > the well shaft road at Honey Creek Cave. This is not a request for > volunteers. > > The road to the Honey Creek well shaft is in need of repairs after many > years of use, neglect and damage from last years rain during a major caver > event. > > As Texas Cavers directly benefit from access to the cave, and any efforts > at maintaining good landowner relations may enhance our continued access, > we feel repairing the road is in our best interest. > > As such, on the weekend of March 5&6 repairs will begin. Equipment and > labor is being donated to this effort but there will be significant out of > pocket expenses. Two (2) bobcat type skidsteers, a backhoe and a large > capacity dump trailer are being donated. Equipment operators are > volunteering their time. However, this group feels their out of pocket > costs such as diesel and equipment hauling costs should be compensated by > Texas Cavers. The necessary heavy duty trucks and trailers to haul the > skidsteers and backhoe are not being donated. > Initial estimates of out of pocket costs = $1500. > > Mr. Arron Wertheim has agreed to be the Project Manager. He has contacted > the landowner to work out road repair details and permission. He has also > agreed to incur the up front costs himself, with the understanding that > Texas Cavers will make reasonable 'not to exceed' commitments (donations) > from which he will be compensated. > > We are requesting funds from TSA, TCMA, all Texas Grottoes and individual > Texas Cavers. > Funding shall be made in the form of a 'not to exceed' financial > commitment. Upon project completion those donating shall be informed of > their exact amount to be paid based upon actual expenses. Actual funds > will be paid directly to Arron Wertheim after project completion. > > Should you feel this is a worthy cause please email me directly (off > Texascavers Listserve) with your committed donation. Robert Bisset ( > chair...@cavetexas.org). > > Note: The Bexar Grotto has agreed to fund $500 with another $500 should > fundraising efforts fall short. > > Thanks > Robert Bisset - TSA Chairman > chair...@cavetexas.org > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > >
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