Re: Response to Posed Statements
Kam Matray (kmatray@nps.navy.mil)
Tue, 25 Mar 1997 15:27:02 -0800
>sustained the other questions are not very applicable. Won't the first
>areas to discuss be what methods have worked for maintaining
>sustainability?
>
>Mike
You're right, I think=8A (Hello from Monterey, home of the Otters.)
*Time* is one factor that we are finding is crucial for the maintenance
issue. If you have just long enough to make it a "can't live without it"
service program or project for people who are vital users w/in the system,
it's easier (a little easier) to find harder dollars to sustain the effort
for the long term. Unfortunately the political factor plays a role in
this as well.
Our multi-million dollar infrastructure project ended last October. We knew
ahead of time that the funding source was due to end. Staff worked hard
with the long term vision creating smaller short term pieces that were easy
to move into place with support staff throughout the organization. These
folks are the human infrastructue of our system. When they "just can't
live without it," it's really helps. In this example we have gotten
almost to the point where our connectivity is on the same list as the sewer
and CalAm water.
r/Kam
Kam Matray - PI, Virtual Canyon Project
Research & Development Group
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Box 1031 * 700 Pacific Street
Monterey, California 93942-1031
voice 408.899.9414 fax 408.899.3224
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