Agreed! Staff with IT/AV experience is critical— and should be well paid! They 
will amplify the services of the professional staff. 

Lynne Smith
5 Tabor Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
781-258-1175
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> On 13 Nov 2022, at 1:20 p.m., Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Something to consider is the expanding needs for professional staff to 
> support volunteer governance.
> 
> Most recently, we lost a volunteer who covered almost all our AV needs-Jim 
> Cunningham.
> Having someone on board to ensure meetings and events are well covered and 
> recorded and retrievable may take new investment.
> As our IT muses expand, we may need to expand our IT capacity.
> 
> I would much rather invest in personnel than space.
> 
> I await the presentation at SoTT to see what I am missing.
> Meanwhile, I continue to dig through old reports and data sheets to better 
> prepare myself to be a critical consumer at the ups coming meeting.
> 
> Sara
> 
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> Sara Mattes
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>> On Nov 13, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Lynne Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I have managed staff in multiple offices around the country—and this was in 
>> early 2000’s before Zoom! Modern office workers manage global teams, often 
>> from their home computers. I don’t think on-premises management is a valid 
>> argument for a single building.
>> 
>> I want to make clear that I support investment for community services. I 
>> just don't want to see more new buildings with more new parking. I’m hopeful 
>> Lincoln can come up with innovative, sustainable solutions that preserve our 
>> heritage and feed our collective sense of community. 
>> 
>> I hope the CCBC presentation will show data on:
>> —The number of individuals  arriving each day for private meetings at Bemis.
>> —The number of weekly events with a larger audience at Bemis and Hartwell. 
>> (E.g. Lincoln Academy, fitness classes, etc.)
>> —The number of Lincoln residents who use indoor fitness and other classes 
>> held at Bemis and Hartwell? (E.g. % of total residents)
>> 
>> In other words, I would like to understand the actual usage data.
>> I am not persuaded by the ‘if we build it, they will come’ approach. 
>> 
>> Lincoln has so many places where we gather formally and informally—the 
>> library, the churches, Town offices, Pierce House, the Mall, our beautiful 
>> new school (which now houses the preschool, leaving a vacancy at a Hartwell 
>> pod).
>> 
>> I love using these beautiful spaces for planned gatherings and unplanned 
>> encounters. I just don’t think we need another new building. 
>> 
>> See you Monday night!
>> 
>> Lynne Smith
>> 5 Tabor Hill Road
>> Lincoln, MA 01773
>> 781-258-1175
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 13 Nov 2022, at 12:36 p.m., [email protected] wrote:
>>> 
>>> Lynne, 
>>> Thank you for your suggestion. 
>>> It would be very difficult  to be aware of everything  that happens in many 
>>> facilities and manage well without hiring more employees. If you have 
>>> managed such a similar situation,  please tell how you managed it. If not, 
>>> you need to speak with Abigail Butts Lincoln's COA  president for her take 
>>> on your suggestion. 
>>> Thanks again.
>>> Lynne LaSpina 
>>> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 12:24 PM, Lynne Smith
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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