Since the response to my previous post regarding an actual location for a HS was so underwhelming I'm left to conclude that, for the burl contingent at least, HS'ers have settled on the definition of a "garage thing". That, or the initial flury of interest, for reasons unfathomable yet par for the course, in pursuing/discussing a viable lead related to actually developing one, has waned.
And so it goes.....
Rion
On Tuesday 05 May 2009, Rion D'Luz wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Just wanted to notify members here who are interested in creating a HS that I
> have been engaged in a dialog with the CrashCollective/InfoShop
> on Bank St in Burl.
> They are in the midst of deciding what they want to do with their org and
> whether to keep the lease, and have expressed an interest in
> aligning themselves with the hackerspace contingent of vague.
>
> As always, it boils down to commitment and money.
> They have a pledge structure that debits the members paypal accounts and
> they are hoping that offering their basement (for a workbench area) and
> the other spaces (library, computer lab, etc..) will be inducement to
> pledge somewhere in the neighborhood of 400/month from the individuals
> interested.
>
> My dialog with the CC has been through a gentleman named Stephen Marshall
> over the past few weeks or so. He is not a member of the core group but
> has been acting as a facilitator to move this along.
>
> The CC/IS is in a state of flux at the moment. They had a meeting of
> the core group, who elected to stick it out and renew the lease; hoping that
> other groups may join.
>
> Please NOTE that I have made it clear that I am not speaking for the group;
> only persuing a lead that i believe may have potential. Also, I've refrained
> from saying anything up till now soas not to raise false hopes or
> pitch something that I thought had no chance of getting anywhere.
>
> That said, if we are interested in doing a HS in downtown BURL, this spot
> may be pretty good. Worth checking out at least; and then sitting down
> with the principals to hash out arrangements.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Rion
>
>
>
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