Harold Hamm, the oil tycoon, is donating $50 Million to the Theodore Roosevelt Library.
Looks like it is going to be built.
Looks like it is going to be built.
I think it will be more like a Memorial/Museum, not 100% sure. Last time I was out there I did buy a couple of TR's books. I don't care for the looks of the concept of the building. But that's just my worthless opinion.Libraries are so last century... Gotta be a better way to invest this money?
He has been pouring money into UND and UMary. The Bakken has made him a ton of money and he is giving some of it back! Great guy!Wonder what’s in it for him. Somebody with his power and wealth just doesn’t donate that much money out of the goodness of his heart.
Why do you give a shiite what Harold Hamm spends his money on? It's not like if it didn't go to the library we were going to see it go to the General Fund or property tax buy downs.50 million for a damn library is ridiculous beyond comprehension. Would love to see who’s stuffing their pockets with this cash
Just because hes contributing to the construction cost, that doesnt mean that staffing and maintenance wont fall on the taxpayers shoulders for decades to come... That 50m is only a small portion of what they are planning to spend on this project.Why do you give a shiite what Harold Hamm spends his money on? It's not like if it didn't go to the library we were going to see it go to the General Fund or property tax buy downs.
The architect, engineer and construction management.50 million for a damn library is ridiculous beyond comprehension. Would love to see who’s stuffing their pockets with this cash
Oh Allen. I don’t give a crap what Harold Hamm does. You missed the point. It’s the fact they think they need to spend 50 million is what’s absurd. Well it’s actually way more than fifty million after you add in what the tax payers contributedWhy do you give a shiite what Harold Hamm spends his money on? It's not like if it didn't go to the library we were going to see it go to the General Fund or property tax buy downs.
Of course. It’s absurd. Then that money gets laundered back to politiciansThe architect, engineer and construction management.
Just because hes contributing to the construction cost, that doesnt mean that staffing and maintenance wont fall on the taxpayers shoulders for decades to come... That 50m is only a small portion of what they are planning to spend on this project.
"In 2019, the state legislature approved a $50 million operations endowment for the library, made available in 2020 after $100 million was raised from private sources. The project is estimated to cost between $400 million and $900 million."
IMO, knowing how 'estimates' go, this could cost a cool 1B after all is said and done...
Other than the $50 million endowment, what investment in this do the state's taxpayers have?Oh Allen. I don’t give a crap what Harold Hamm does. You missed the point. It’s the fact they think they need to spend 50 million is what’s absurd. Well it’s actually way more than fifty million after you add in what the tax payers contributed
The land was bought from the US Forest Service and Waltons dropped their gift back to $15 Million.Walmart family gave 50 million they were from here, Burgum gave bunch, some family that had the land donated that I thought. Was talk about when it all started.