Bob, I agree with you 100%! Regarding PAM, absolutely NO! Merrill Cohen On 11/03/99 09:55:57 you wrote: > >Hi David & MC, > > Regarding the not for profit status, we will be going for it. The >problem that I see is that we have to have some decisions about our >method of operation decided and we aren't there yet. > > Regarding an attorney, I agree completely. I am going to copy the MC on >this reply because it is something else we have to decide on ASAP. > > I just saw Erik's latest communique and have to say, I agree with a >whole lot of it. Because of it, I am not giving you a decision on going >ahead with the negotiations until I hear from the rest of the MC. ( See >below ) > > I want to remind everybody that I suggested we list all the things we >can/should be doing and then prioritize them. If we had taken this >approach, I think we would have found out that the single most important >item was coming to a conclusion about how we are going to operate the >AGA. With that decided, we can establish bylaws and once they are in >hand, we have the basis for an application for tax exempt status. The >rest flows from there. I think that in retrospect, the decision to jump >into the PAM negotiation was premature. > > Therefore, I am suggesting that we tell Gomberg, no , we are not ready >to participate in PAM because we simply don't have our act together yet. >When we do have it together, we can revisit the issue if it is still >alive. Please indicate your ideas on this subject ASAP. > > Thanks, Bob. > >