The current physical '''facilities ''' of The Augustan Society, Inc., are the Metcalfs' home and four storage units a mile away, all located in southern Orange County, Florida. This arrangement is far from ideal, and incurs delays and expenses we would prefer to avoid. Our vision is to obtain a unified [[Headquarters]] facility outside the Metcalfs' home, but it may be prudent to accept a smaller facility with some of the storage units maintained.
The Society has had a public Headquarters for about half of its existence, the other half being worked out of the private home of the [[Founder]] or [[Consuls]]. The advantages of a public Headquarters are many, including:
'''Proposal: Should a patron offer space not unreasonably far from the present [[Headquarters]] under suitable conditions of security and compatible use for a below-market price for at least a five-year term, the Society should move quickly to accept, even if long-term goals suggest a different (but currently unaffordable) location.'''
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'''Proposal: The Society must set a goal of obtaining (and retaining) a public [[Headquarters]] that is owned by the Society. To ensure that such a facility may be retained, we must create an [[Investment Fund]] sufficient that its revenue, after the initial capital cost of acquisition and modification to our purposes, will cover the ongoing costs of utilities, repairs, maintenance, and taxes (if any).'''
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The location of such a permanent Headquarters should not be constrained to the vicinity of the present Consuls. One would expect the use of the facility to long outlast their service, and the Orlando area may not prove to be the best location in the long term. At some point, it will be appropriate to determine what considerations should be given to a permanent location, and a search for a nation, city, neighborhood, and parcel then be based on those considerations.
Items to receive consideration should include:
# * Location in the United States, for reasons of postal and tax savings;# * Location within an hour of an international airport;# * Location within an hour of daily Amtrak service;# * Public transit available from the two above, though this might be taxis;# * Located where a 50-foot rise in sea levels will not threaten the location or road connections to the mainland;# * Within a Staples delivery area; and# * Within three hours of a book bindery and rebindery.
The last of these will likely be the most restrictive, and thus may be worth searching first.