Re: Pond Stories
From: Rachael Shapiro (rachaelecovillage.ithaca.ny.us)
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 03:42:52 -0700 (PDT)
Hello-Ecovillage-Ithaca is currently two cohousing neighborhoods with a total of 60 homes-about 120 adults and 60 children. Not all the adults actively use the pond but probably all the children do. There are times when the beach is full of supervising adults and very small kids, but it is also a magnet for others to come and hang out at the picnic tables to simply visit, even if they are not going in the pond. Someone who wants a more peaceful scene might wait for another time. The pond is visible from many of the homes and from the Common House in the first neighborhood so you can see what's going on and decide if you want to come on by..
                                        Rachael
On May 9, 2005, at 9:45 AM, Fred H Olson wrote:

On Sun, 8 May 2005, Rachael Shapiro wrote:

We here at Ecovillage Ithaca have a wonderful pond that gets a lot of
action all year round. It is heavily used in the summer for swimming
and the winter for skating on (including night skating). We have meals

Rachel, thanks for an interesting post.  You say "We here at Ecovillage
Ithaca".  I have yet to visit youall, someday.  Does "Ecovillage
Ithaca" (ie those that share the pond) include more than one cohousing
community?  People who are not in a cohousing community?  Any idea how
many people in total share the pond?  If it is significantly more than
in a typical cohousing community, how does this affect use? For example a larger pool of people to share supervison / lifeguard duty when children
are present.

Fred

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