As we grow in member numbers controlling access to hackland is becoming more difficult.. We dont really think that there are significant issues of avoiding membership but at the moment it is very difficult to track who is paid up and who should have access.

A few members not paying their fees is the difference between not making rent and being able to buy new tools and consumables to keep the space well stocked and attract new members.

Also, as the system in place is very low security, there may be some concern about leaving high value assets in the space (tools on loan). Hackland rely's on members to share tools to offer a wide range of equiptment. We want to encourage members to loan tools for long durations.

To remove the burden of chasing members to pay fees and to know who is accessing the space should any problems arise, an RFID door access has been proposed. The system is to be linked back to a service that scrapes the HL bank acount to check if members are paid up.

Currently we have a system proposed that will cost $300 dollars for hardware. Propose to use current surplus to cover this amount.

Detailed discussion of the system and implementation is available at #door on slack should you be interested.