[USCC] Thanks to Jim McNelly

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Thanks to Jim McNelly is just the first step. We as an organization  now need 
to try and understand what all of this really means.   As  Matt Cotton 
indicated, Jim has done this good work for 8 years, and without cost  or 
consideration to USCC membership, or the greater composting community at  large.  It has 
been an open forum for all but the few eccentrics to air  opinions, seek 
technical advice and maintain an open window to view the  state of the industry on 
a daily  basis.        
 
 

When Matt says the growth in list serve has put "USCC in  the position of 
bringing the list serve duties in-house and having  this member service of the 
organization overseen by USCC staff" It only  serves to make me wonder if he is 
not considering making this a pay service  -  for USCC members,  instead of 
the great, free service it has  been to the whole of the composting world under 
Jim McNelly. Is this just  another way to make a consulting fee for someone on 
the board or paid  staff?   Why has the USCC Board chosen to fix something 
that was not  broken? 
 
This does not make sense, nor does it feel right to me.   I hope this is not 
the beginning of some restrictive end, or profit center  motivated by private 
gain, at the cost of service to the whole of our  industry.
 
Jim Sullivan
Biosoils of Southern California

 
 




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