[Moo] Stierbach Baronial Business meetings: question to the populous

[Annie Hamel]

I agree with Cairistiona.  We need a place we can rely on.
We are also open to changing the meeting day if it means we can get a
steady date.

Heloise

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Laurie Clarkston <garadh56 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think finding a location that you can not only have your monthly meeting
> but possibly hold other gatherings, i.e., A&S, bardic, potlucks, welcome
> gatherings, etc...
>
> It is worth paying rent for a site that gives you a set date and time
> every month.  The library has not been very friendly to the group for
> several years now.  Free space is a premium in any county/town, but most
> places grandfather in long standing groups that are open to the public
> (Fredericksburg library system does).  The fact that you have to set up the
> room/take down the room before closing and they want you out closer to 8:30
> does not make for a friendly use.
>
> I think the Canton pays $45 a month to use the CCC, but for that price we
> get the building every Tuesday except for one night that they have their
> meeting. We use to move to another room on that night, but they have since
> rented out that space to a student.  Still, if we wish to use the site on
> the occasional Saturday, they allow us.
>
> Using a church site is not a bad place.  It just might have more benefits
> to it than the library could ever have.  Also check into their schedule for
> Wednesdays.  Wednesdays is traditionally a "church" night with some
> churches.
>
> I think it is time the Barony find a better place to have their monthly
> meetings.
>
> Cairistiona
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 7:28 AM, JL Badgley <tatsushu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The  PWC library system has been used for our business meetings for
>> years, and we've had then on the first Wednesday for about as long as I can
>> remember, now.
>>
>> Is that working out, though?  The fact we can only reserve up to two
>> months out, and the system gives us grief if we have two meetings within 30
>> days of each other is a real pain to deal with.  Then we have situations
>> like November, where we couldn't register, yet, and they already booked
>> over our usual slot the first two Wednesdays, so here we are, two months
>> out, and we need to find an alternative.  The booking website isn't the
>> best, either.
>>
>> On the other hand:  It is free and easily accommodates us.
>>
>> At last night's meeting we talked about possibly moving to another
>> location, and two questions came up.
>> First, are we willing to pay for a location if it means the Barony has a
>> regular meeting space we can book for the entire year?  Second, are we
>> wedded to Wednesday night?
>>
>> Lady Gunnora has access to a church with rooms that we can book, on the
>> first Tuesday, for a year, for the cost of a donation (our choice).  We
>> discussed what might be fair and were thinking about $20-$30/use might be
>> fair (paid from Baronial coffers).
>>
>> Before committing to such an action, I wanted to put this out out there
>> for comments, particularly to those in the Barony  who can't make the
>> current meetings to see if a change would draw more people.
>>
>> I'm asking for people to respond by next Friday, the 12th.  Depending on
>> comments, I may ask for a vote over the weekend as to whether or not we
>> should move forward with Gunnora's location, possibly as soon as October.
>>
>> So please let us know your feelings.
>>
>> Ii
>>
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