Citrus County engaged a local company – Accurate Pest Management – to handle this mammoth task. In the post-9/11 environment, company owner Ed Williams wanted to complete the job but also rally residents in a show of patriotism. Williams purchased red, white and blue canvas sheets and mobilized his staff to envelope the museum so that it would reflect the national mood. Heavy-duty cranes arrived on the scene in September 2004, and his men mounted the stairwells up to the very top of the cupola. Perched outside the windows, they guided the red canvas across the roof. Once the blue layer topped the building, the museum was ready for effective treatment.