[Summit] Fountain Happenings?

[Andrew Keating]

Jesse -

I will be out of town with my fiance for a significant period.  Attending weddings and planning our own! While I have a friend or two that may be in attendance, I should think that a forum such as this would be a suitable place to have such discussions.  After all, we are a neighborhood organization, and these forums are designed to provide disclosure to those interested in seeing the betterment of the Summit neighborhood.  While I have enjoyed some of the less "formal" conversations, i.e. the pay-it-forward freebies which I have enjoyed reading about (kudos on the excellent idea, by the way!); wouldn't it be prudent to bring some of these discussions right to the surface for our neighbors.  From what I've experienced in meetings, they tend to go whatever way the most vocal participants prefer.  Online forums (as many academics-oriented studies have shown) help those less inclined to voice their opinion in a meeting to come forward with their thoughts
 and suggestions.  Personally, I find that having a chance to read arguments and positions on some of these sorts of matters make them easier to research and respond to.  Don't you think this should be a place for us to have some of these discussions?

Again, I am not trying to discredit anybody or any processes here. Just suggest that we are here for a common cause and everything is for the public good. So unless there is something to hide in these meetings, then why not have some of the discussions for those either timid or unable to attend on the forums?

Thanks again for the rapid response. It's one of the nicer things about this organization how quickly its participants speak up.

-Andrew



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From: Jesse C. Polhemus <rynemonn at yahoo.com>
To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us; Andrew Keating <writerkeating at yahoo.com>
Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 9:36:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Summit] Fountain Happenings?


Andrew, any good answers to these questions would have to be lengthy ones.  Rather than burden Jim or anyone else, why not take the opportunity to get involved!  If you can't attend, could a significant other?  Could one of your neighbors?  Talk to someone, find out their ideas, share yours, and then make sure they get heard in one way or another.


Best,

Jesse

--- On Mon, 6/7/10, Andrew Keating <writerkeating at yahoo.com> wrote:


>From: Andrew Keating <writerkeating at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Summit] Fountain Happenings?
>To: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
>Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:25 PM
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>Jim -
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>Thanks for the notice. Not sure I will be able to attend, but I do wonder what the budget for the project will be.  Additionally, what are some of the ideas that have been presented for the Lippitt Park project?  Where will the budgetary funding be coming from?
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>Looking forward to hearing more.
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>-Andrew
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