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 [[ConsulsHeadquarters Staff]]. The advantages of a public Headquarters are many, including:
* Security from the termination of the Metcalfs
The location of such a permanent [[Headquarters ]] should not be constrained to the vicinity of the present Consuls[[Headquarters Staff]]. 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:
Consideration should also be given to the purchase of a location for the purpose of storage, replacing the rented storage units. This appears to be on the edge of possibility at this time.
'''Proposal: The Society should remain open to the opportunity to purchase a location for the primary purpose of storage, even if unsuitable for a [[Headquarters]], in order to reduce the burden of rented storage.'''