Subject: Re: How do you manage your grounds? From: Peter Schmacher <plschu@sbcglobal.net> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:10:21 -0500 Message-Id: <E33F5DF8-A7C9-43DF-8244-066337ABA47B@sbcglobal.net>
Oak Creek Historical Society does not have a grounds keeper. The city owns t
he buildings and land. The city cuts the grass. All other landscape work i
s done by volunteers.
Pete Schumacher
Vice President
Oak Creek Historical Society
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> On Jun 11, 2018, at 12:43 PM, FAHP <fahp@centurytel.net> wrote:
>
> We have a 1/2 time paid Grounds and Maintenance Manager (paid by us) and a
group of volunteers that we call the "Monday Boys" - most are men in their 7
0s. :) The Manager handles things that we can't "reasonably" ask the Monda
y Boys to do. The Monday Boys cut grass, weed whip, paint/stain, repair fen
ces, cut/split firewood, blow leaves. The gardens are handled by another gr
oup of volunteers.
>
> Most years it works quite well with about 1/2 the work done by the grounds
/maintenance person and the other 1/2 by the Monday Boys. The only time we'
ve had issues is when we've hired a new grounds person and the Monday Boys d
ecide they know more than he does, so they should function independently fro
m him. Ironically, I just finished a meeting with our grounds manager and t
he leaders of the Monday Boys to get things back on track.
>
> Joanie,
> Burnett County Historical Society
>
>
> From: "Katie Kirby" <curator@threelakesmuseum.org>
> To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 10:20:01 AM
> Subject: How do you manage your grounds?
>
> Hi list serve! The board at my organization is looking into options for ma
naging our grounds.
>
> Does your organization hire a grounds keeper? Does a local government prov
ide one for you? Do volunteers do all of the grounds keeping? If it is some c
ombination of the three, what are the percentages? What has your experience b
een with how it works out for you?
>
> Thank you!
>