Those people who believe that money should be spent for the preservation of St. Paul's should create a nonprofit foundation for the collection of funds for that purpose. The fund could be given an initial boost by large contributions and pledges (preferably in the millions) from each of those who have been most vocal and influential in pursuing restoration of the building or by those who resist privatization.

In this way, progress can be made incrementally at a rate that is comfortable to the benefactors who would also have a dominant role in determining the building's public uses. A prestigious beginning to the fund drive could include large donations and pledges from the four trustees who voted for the referendum, the president of the GC Historical Society and a few of its members, the honorary co-chairs of the Committee to Save St. Paul's and their members and members of the latest entry, Friends of St. Paul's.

Residents who feel deeply that the library should be moved or those with other public uses in mind could also make large contributions. Past graduates of the school who have benefited from their education in the once opulent school could also be tapped for large donations. Residents living on the periphery of the building that benefit from the increased property value and beautiful vista provided by the building and adjacent fields may also be regarded as large contributors.

Certainly, funding through a foundation is the unselfishly fair way for concerned residents to bring their dream to fruition and get what they want without burdening the entire community with an as yet undetermined but undoubtedly staggering debt.