A new roof is in the process of being built for a historic building housing many valuable tokens of Amador County’s past.  During a presentation at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, representatives of the museum and the Board discussed the status of the project and some setbacks. According to museum curator Georgia Fox, the building’s leaky roof has become a steadily worsening issue over the last 30 years. The leaks would eventually have the potential to damage some of the museums valuable Gold Rush-era artifacts. The building itself was originally built in 1859. Starting May 12th, the county embarked on a 60 day project to replace and reinforce the museum’s roof. The museum is expected to reopen to the public in late July or early August, unless the roof is finished sooner. The work has been running smoothly so far, with the exception of one setback. There is only one contractor in California who is qualified to apply an expensive carbon fiber wrap to the roof as a form of insulation. Beyond the cost of this expensive proposition, there is the logistic problem of working a schedule out with that contractor. At the end of the discussion, the board made the recommendation that the museum research the likelihood of finding contractors in neighboring states who can do a carbon fiber wrap at a lesser price.