<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/24/03 1:55:44 PM Central Standard Time, amccoy@ma= il.ewu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Our university is probably<BR>fairly typical -= little or no money to take care of and maintain our capital<BR>investments = (OK, so why is it that there is money to build yet another<BR>building?). </= FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Money for buildings is usually allocated by the legislature through sep= arate taxes or bond issues. I'm not sure how it works in other states, = but back in Missouri, at least on the local level, building buildings, = or upgrading and/or repairing them, was paid for by bonds which were pa= id off separately. Sales and/or property tax was used for general = education. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But this issue of equipment maintenance brings up an other&nb= sp;question. Does any one have knowledge of, or experience with, how ot= her departments get money for the upkeep of their multi million dollar equip= ment. I'm sure the biology, or physics, or business schools, have equipment = that needs constant attention. Do these departments have trouble getting and= keeping repair people, and the money for parts, to take care of this equipm= ent? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>