Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 18:03:04 -0500 Subject: RE: How do you manage your grounds? From: slahsinc <slahsinc@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <B0061897397@listserve.uwec.edu>
Well...when we had the Old Depot property, we hired a person to mow the lawn. We took turns pulling weeds. One or two of us would shovel the walk, when the other person passed, then just me.
Now...we sold the landlocked property, and donated the depot building to the Village. Then we took the proceeds and purchased a lease on a suite, in a new building, more than double our old building, for 50 year term.
No maintenance outside, only vacuum the carpet and dust!
MikeSLAHS in Sussex
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-------- Original message --------From: Rita Frakes <rita42@centurytel.net> Date: 6/11/18 4:44 PM (GMT-06:00) To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu Subject: RE: How do you manage your grounds?
The village of Mazomanie
owns the building that houses our society’s museum. The village
takes care of snow removal and lawn mowing and pays for water and electricity.
A member volunteer has taken on the task
of landscaping a large bank facing the parking lot and providing perennials from
his own extensive gardens. The society paid for hose, hose cart, etc for
watering. He maintains the spaces and gets mulch provided by the village.
3 other member/volunteers provide and plant
annuals in 5 urns on the grounds, water, and oversee them through fall.
In the spring the “urn planters”
are contacted to see if they want to do that again and they usually do.
We had a long time urn/planter that wanted to discontinue the task which was
very reasonable. We happened to have a new board member that year who is
quite the gardener and stepped right up because she loves plants and
gardening.
About 3 years ago the society had an
outdoor faucet installed to make the watering issue an easier chore.
Rita Frakes, Curator
www.mazomaniehistory.org.
From:
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[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Katie Kirby
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 10:20
AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: How do you manage your
grounds?
Hi list serve! The board at my organization is looking into
options for managing our grounds.
Does your organization hire a grounds keeper? Does a local
government provide one for you? Do volunteers do all of the grounds keeping? If
it is some combination of the three, what are the percentages? What has your
experience been with how it works out for you?
Thank you!