The additional work needed will be determined over the next few years, based on a series of community meetings that will be held to examine possible uses, zoning issues, and future budgets. Even before this additional work is completed, we will have preserved one of Georgetown's most important reminders of its mining history.

In the meantime, HGI still needs to raise 4 percent of its budget of $307,945, which amounts to $13,799, to complete this first phase of the project. We are grateful to donors who have already helped us to raise $293,846 toward the rehabilitation of the mill. Funds to date have come from neighbors and friends, the Colorado Historical Society's State Historical Fund, the National Park Service, and one private foundation. We hope that you, too, can help us fulfill our goal. Donations to the rehabilitation of the mill are 100 percent tax-deductible. Please contact Sharon Rossino, HGI Director of Development, or Dana Abrahamson, HGI Executive Director, if you have any questions or wish to join us in this very important preservation effort.