[fsf60k] FW: Q.s re the $3K study

From: Peter White <pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:09:43 -0500
Hello to all, especially those who attended the Dec. 3 meeting and had
questions before we go ahead with authorizing $3K for NA water study. Here
are the questions I/we framed for Mike who received them Friday and spoke
with Dick, to Dick's satisfaction. One thing I liked was the caveat that
after this expense of ours, no more of our money will go into the project
unless others' monies are also in. Anyway, check in with Dick and/or Mike if
you have any further specific questions. Be well. PW
-----Original Message-----
From: richard wiltamuth [mailto:dwiltam@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:16 AM
To: Peter White
Subject: Re: Q.s re the $3K study


pete,
this looks fine to me, so forwarded to cip this morning. good luck with your
repair work.


On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Peter White <pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  HOla. Here's a wrap up of some of the questions/concerns the group has for
  Mike before going forward authorizing the $3K study.

  Hola MIguel,
  We had our meeting last night and only about 8 were present. This happens
  this time of the year. Several topics were discussed, including our own
  budget/finance stuff, web site happenings and the NA/Telica water project,
  your email, the $3K study, etc. Everyone is very happy that you went to
  Nicaragua and made this water concern an important part of your trip; and
  together with Conchita have worked on this TElica Municipal Water Project
  rather than us just  limiting us to the old well with the  solar energy
  approach. But some questions arose as the discussion went on and I've been
  asked to communicate them to you. Here they are:

  1. There's some confusion about how the study will take place if there's
  just a parcel of land. We don't know whether there is water available to
  test. Is there a well/hole in the ground on either/both of these
prospective
  sites? Or is this land with no well? How would the study be executed if
not?

  2.What will the study tell us? I quoted from my notes from our chat
  yesterday repeating your words that one month after the study takes place
  there'd be an item by item report concerning cost, location, water info,
  quality, temperature, etc., but some still had questions about this.
  Actually, I'm not clear how water can be tested unless there is a well
  already there in existence. They just want confirmation that the study
will
  tell us about the quality, quantity, cost, temperature, preliminary
design,
  an estimate based on that preliminary design, etc., and does the study
cover
  both sites? Also, when will design of the project be done and when are we
  going to receive it and when will we be asked for the money?

  3. There was a question about money. People asked who is contributing to
  this study, if anyone, besides us, to what extent, and how much. Seems
that
  with all the money required for this, and described in the estimate we're
  the first to be asked to put money in. Everyone trusts World Vision. Dick
  has spoken with their people on several occasions. No one knows the Telica
  govt. folks, nor do they know what is meant by la comunidad. Is this group
  "the people" of NA and other neighborhoods that are to receive water? If
  they have no money, how will that portion be paid, which is quite a large
  sum? I guess the issue centers on us being the ones taking a risk up front
  with money when we are the smallest entity, and whether or not the cost of
  the study could/should be split a few ways so if anything is lost, the
loss
  is shared. Also it would show good faith among the participants.

  Also, how do we know Telica has/will have the money to finish the project?
  What if we put all our dough in and they don't and then somehow things get
  halted, work stops, they don't finish it off or come up with their share.
  Remember my Brooklyn Bridge idea. Maybe everyone should put their money in
  first, then we start with all parties knowing that everyone is in.

  Folks felt a little pressured to put this money in first, before anyone
else
  put in any. Better for trust if all put some in, or all put their money
into
  a pot/account first that we all had control over so all would know the
  resources are there to finish the job.

  These are the points that were discussed. I'm having electrical work done
  today and my power will be on and off, so better to call on the cell or
try
  the home phone, but I'm going to keep the computer off til the electrician
  is finished. PW
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