How's Dave Roth been doing okay?

SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> Following was posted this evening on the Golden
> Gate Railway Museum Facebook page by one of the
> museum's officers.
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> GGRM Members:
>
> I’m writing to provide an update to our progress
> on relocation to Sonoma County. We appreciate your
> patience- Until the last several weeks, there has
> been little that we could report or share. With
> much hard work and a little luck we now have a
> clearer picture of our path forward and are happy
> to share a progress report.
>
> First-
> I’m happy to report that we’ve finalized a storage
> track plan with NWP and the other stakeholders in
> the area and have begun construction. Our
> facilities were part of a much larger development
> in this area involving other track work and the
> construction of a warehouse. Working through the
> requirements has taken some time. There is a
> sketch of our final storage track plan provided to
> give you an idea of what we will have for near
> term facilities. Keep in mind that we continue to
> work on aspects of the site and as we complete
> additional items we will share them with you as
> soon as they are firm and we have permission. The
> illustration also provides some details on
> construction, the scope of work and the timeline.
> We anticipate track completion early in the first
> quarter of 2018.
>
> Second-
> Over the past four months, we have been working
> diligently with NWP and the other railroads
> involved in relocating the GGRM collection from
> Niles Canyon to Schellville. On Friday December 8,
> we officially kicked off that process. For
> everyone’s information, before any “official
> request” can be made, there is usually several
> months (or more) of informal discussion to
> determine requirements, restrictions and even
> willingness to help with the project. I’m pleased
> to report that so far the responses to our
> requests have been positive. While finalizing the
> details of the equipment movement are by no means
> complete, we have a great start and are trying to
> schedule movement close to the time that our
> storage yard in Schellville is finished, sometime
> in the first quarter of 2018. We’ll keep you
> updated as we finish this.
>
> Third-
> We will continue to work on completing the
> necessary work to move the GGRM collection. We may
> still need a couple of work sessions to finish
> equipment preparation. We will publish these as
> they get closer. We still have a number of safety
> inspections to complete and may need to address
> minor issues that will come up as a matter of
> these inspections. We’ll update you as we finish
> this necessary work.
>
> Recently, a number of concerns have been relayed
> to me regarding the lack of information on our
> relocation. I’d like to take a moment to address
> those concerns and try to give a picture of what
> we’ve been doing to prepare for this move.
>
> Any project like our relocation is complicated and
> has unforeseen challenges. To be blunt: it has
> taken much longer than anyone thought. Much of
> what we have done up to now involves getting to
> know the new host and partner, reviewing what
> might be possible and working through the mountain
> of work to get the equipment ready for movement.
> Much of the work related to relocation was such
> that we could not publicly disclose activities, or
> worse- there was nothing meaningful to report.
>
> While this is unfortunate, this is also the stark
> reality of the situation. Our primary role as
> board members is to ensure the success and future
> of the organization. At times this has required us
> to keep details or arrangements confidential until
> the time that plans are firm.
>
> Since the organization was founded, much has
> changed in the world of railroads, real estate,
> business and volunteerism. These changes have made
> our job and mission much harder than it was when
> the organization was founded. There are fewer
> opportunities to do what we do, fewer places to do
> it, and now it is much harder to find people to
> help. When presented with an opportunity like the
> one we have at NWP, we acted to ensure that we had
> a place to go and would be able to make best use
> of the opportunity at hand. What we do is neither
> easy nor guaranteed. This was true in 1976 and it
> has only become more true in 2017. We are deeply
> grateful to the membership for staying with us
> through the process. We’ve got a lot to look
> forward to in 2018 and beyond.
>
> After we have s relocated the collection, the GGRM
> board looks forward to hosting a reception and
> question and answer session near our new home. At
> this time, we will be able to answer many of your
> questions, and share the opportunities ahead of
> us. Until then we would respectfully ask your
> patience while we work through the process of
> moving. While we’ve made great progress to date,
> we still have significant work ahead.
>
> Sincerely,
> ...