[Imcamericorps] windows again.

[Isak Griffiths]

Leon,

This is partly on me as I never actually went into the bathroom yesterday
evening. I checked all the windows in the main space but totally forgot
about the bathroom. That means the window had been open since at least
Saturday.

What you raise is part of a bigger issue in what would motivate the general
membership help with security and maintenance. When I came in yesterday, the
maintenance closet on the main floor was wide open with the mop and bucket
sitting in front of the bucket. There is a sign on the maintenance door
specifically asking people to take personal responsibility to put the items
away and lock the door.

Perhaps a question that will need to be answered is if sending list-emails
and posting signs doesn't work, what is needed to have more eyes and hands
helping to actively help ensure the security of the building?

Isak



On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 9:38 AM, leon mcgee <leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com>wrote:

> Good morning all.
>
> Post office lady came to me this morning saying that the window in the
> bathroom on the main floor was wide open.
>
> I have raised this concern several times over the past few weeks, seemingly
> to no avail, so this will be my final email about this security issue.
>
> Some of you might have thought that my most recent email about the windows
> was a bit over the top or it was to much. I typed it that way attempting to
> express the level of seriousness that leaving the windows open can present.
> As the building coordinator, I'm not sure what to do to address these
> issues.  My first email was short and all it said was just to close the
> windows when you're done. That approach has not been effective.  Please let
> me know what the next step should be to address this issue.  I am told that
> someone attempted to break into the post office area a while back, damaging
> the door.
>
> The fact that the building is not secure, needs to be addressed more
> seriously by all. Since, we do not have the proper equipment to secure this
> building like it should, the small things, like locking the doors, closing
> the windows, go a long way. Just simply making the illusion that we keep are
> building secure and that we possibly have good security can help, but even
> that can not be accomplished.
>
> Apart from us IMC folk, there is also a federal business in here. Can
> anyone guess what that is? If you said Post Office, you are right. Sure they
> have there stuff closed off tight, but they still rely on us to help secure
> them as well.  I understand that I am only here for a short time, however, I
> don't want to see something really serious happen to any of our property or
> persons in the building.
> Again, I apologize for any cursing or rude comments I may have typed in the
> past. But do not take offense when I am trying to keep it real. I was put
> here to coordinate and manage the building and I am trying my best to do
> this. It makes it difficult to do my service, if no one is going to
> participate when I ask of these small things.
>
> --
> Building Coordinator
> Leon McGee
> 202 S Broadway
> Urbana, IL 61801
> Leonmcgeeamericorps at gmail.com
>
>
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