Re: Asheville Harmony Village Open House (Ann Zabaldo)
From: Patricia Johnson (pjohnsonpayahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 20:44:26 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Ann,
Thanks for your kind comments about Asheville Harmony Village and our Open 
House.  I'm awfully busy these days so just now getting a chance to reply to 
you.  We appreciate your interest in our project.

To answer your questions:
Who is the "developer?" Arthur Carter, a local developer originally from Baton 
Rouge, LA who has been in business for 30 plus years in the Asheville area.

How did you find the site?  A local Realtor, Kathy Beveridge who is active in 
the Communities movement knew the site had been sold so she called Art (the 
buyer) to see if he would be interested in making it a CoHousing development.  
He was not familiar with CoHousing but agreed to consider it.  Several active 
communitarians began helping him understand the concept and the project evolved 
into a real CoHousing project.

How did you finance it?  And the construction?  The developer obtained 
financing for this project including the construction from the Bank of 
Asheville.  The bank is not a fan of CoHousing, but they have gone along with 
this project because of the developer's reputation and his history with them 
and others in the Asheville area.

How were you able to move so quickly?  Moving quickly is a relative term.  The 
bank and Art do not think we have moved quickly.  However in terms of 
Communities, we have moved faster than some primarily because we are working 
with a professional developer who knows lots of people in the building 
industry.  In addition, Art already had approval for his plan from the City 
Council of Asheville with a 7 to 0 unanimous vote which is unheard of in these 
parts.  Of course his plan had to be modified but these changes just had to go 
to a technical review committee and did not have to go back to City Council 
which contributed to our progress.

How many units have you sold?  We have 2 units nearing completion that are 
under contract and 2 others that are for sale.  We have 3 others in our forming 
group who have made a refundable $1000.00 reservation and several other very 
interested parties who attend our meetings but have not yet made a reservation. 
 Two of the eleven units will be affordable rentals for the first 3 years as 
required by the city.  After the 3 years, we as a community will need to decide 
if we want to keep these 2 units as rentals or let them be sold as the other 9 
units were.

Obviously, we're seeking new members but we hope to guide those prospective 
members in a self-selection process to find a good match for all of us.  We ask 
potential members to read at least one book on CoHousing and agree to be 
trained in consensus decision making along with attending some of our Forming 
Group Meetings and joining us for social and fun activities.  If potential 
members are not familiar with CoHousing, then we do a lot more educating to 
help them understand.

Hope many of you can join us for our Open House on Sunday, April 11 from 1:00 - 
5:00pm or check out our website at www.ashevilleharmonyvillage.com.  Thanks 
again for asking about Asheville Harmony Village.  Take care.
Best regards,
Pat Johnson, Forming Group Member




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Today's Topics:

   1. Lancaster Cohousing update (Kathy Bashford)
   2. Asheville Harmony Village Open House (Patricia Johnson)
   3. Re: Asheville Harmony Village Open House (Ann Zabaldo)
   4. Attend the Conference and Live in Cohousing (Zev Paiss)
   5. Beep! Beep! It's the MAC Spring Bus Tour (Ann Zabaldo)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:50:24 +0000
From: Kathy Bashford <kathybashford [at] googlemail.com>
Subject: [C-L]_ Lancaster Cohousing update
To: Kathy <Kathy [at] lancastercohousing.org.uk>
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Dear All



Here?s the latest from Lancaster Cohousing.  There?s lots more information
on our website www.lancastercohousing.org.uk.



Cheers, Kathy

Kathy [at] lancastercohousing.org.uk





*Exciting News Update*




   - We?ve recently welcomed 3 new households and there is just 1 of one of
   our home types left!
   - We plan to submit our planning application in the next couple of weeks;
   see the website for our site design and home designs.
   - In January we (with 2 other local organisations) won a ?500,000 Low
   Carbon Community Challenge (LCCC) grant to refurbish the mill
building,  install
   new solar panels, and develop a develop a community owned hydro-electric
   scheme!
   - Our new address / site name is 'Forge Bank'!

*Joining*



Our next phase of recruitment has already started as the deadline is June 27
th for a decision on July 10th.  We welcome all applications and would
particularly encourage families and under 35?s and households who wish to
use workspace in the mill.  Please see the ?join? page for more information
and an application form to become a prospective member.



*Public Events*



Monthly site tours begin again this Sunday.  If you wish to meet us please
come to one of our public events;



16:15 *Mill tour** (by request)*

Members of the Commercial Development Group of the Cohousing Project will
show you round the Mill and help you to think about possibilities for your
business/organisation/office/workshop needs. Contact
info [at] lancastercohousing.org.uk to book or for more info.



4th Sunday every month (including this Sunday March 28th!)

11am *Brunch* WhaleTail

1.30pm *Site tour*



Sat April 17th

13.00 Transition City Lancaster Launch (Storey Institute, Lancaster)

17.30 *Communal meal* (Friends Meeting House, Lancaster, prospective members
only)



Saturday April 24th

Come and meet some of us at the *National Cohousing conference* in
London!  More
info at www.cohousing.org.uk.



Sunday April 25th

2.45 for 3pm *Information afternoon* (Youth and Community Centre, Halton)

A brief presentation introducing the project and an opportunity to ask
questions and meet members.

Please contact us in advance if you would like us to provide a cr?che for
this event (there is a children?s room booked).



Sunday May 23rd

12.45 for 1pm *Integration afternoon* (Gregson, Lancaster, prospective
members only)

An opportunity to find out a lot more detail about the project; how
decisions are made, where we have got to in the process, how to access
information, where and when we meet and socialise etc etc.  Please contact
us in advance if you would like us to provide a cr?che for this event (there
is a children?s room booked).


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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:52:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Patricia Johnson <pjohnsonpa [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: [C-L]_ Asheville Harmony Village Open House
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
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ATTENTION: COHOUSERS!
Asheville Harmony Village is pleased to announce an OPEN HOUSE on Sunday 
4/11/10 at 29 Myra Place (off Old Haywood Road) in Asheville, NC 28806 from 
1:00-5:00pm.

Come and see our Cottage CoHousing Community of 11 Units now under 
construction.  Planned Features include:
    * NC Healthy Built Gold
    *   Universal Accessibility 
    * Common House
    * Organic Gardens
    * Rainwater Harvesting
If you're serious about CoHousing, so are we!  Only a few units left.  For more 
information, contact Pat Johnson at (828) 505-4366 or check out our website at 
www.ashevilleharmonyvillage.com.  Hope you can join us!


      

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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:24:34 -0400
From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Asheville Harmony Village Open House
To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
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Wow!  Patricia!  Congrats!  It's a sweet site and site plan. (And your  
website is cool, too!)

And tell us MORE!  I'm interested in the "backstory."

Who is the "developer?"
How did you find the site?
How did you finance it?  And the construction?
How were you able to move so quickly?
How many units have you sold?

Love to know more about the whole project!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church VA
703 663 3911

On Mar 23, 2010, at 11:52 PM, Patricia Johnson wrote:

>
> ATTENTION: COHOUSERS!
> Asheville Harmony Village is pleased to announce an OPEN HOUSE on  
> Sunday 4/11/10 at 29 Myra Place (off Old Haywood Road) in Asheville,  
> NC 28806 from 1:00-5:00pm.
>
> Come and see our Cottage CoHousing Community of 11 Units now under  
> construction.  Planned Features include:
>     * NC Healthy Built Gold
>     *   Universal Accessibility
>     * Common House
>     * Organic Gardens
>     * Rainwater Harvesting
> If you're serious about CoHousing, so are we!  Only a few units  
> left.  For more information, contact Pat Johnson at (828) 505-4366  
> or check out our website at www.ashevilleharmonyvillage.com.  Hope  
> you can join us!
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:05:40 -0600
From: Zev Paiss <Zpaiss [at] Comcast.net>
Subject: [C-L]_ Attend the Conference and Live in Cohousing
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
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Dear Friends,

For anyone planning to attend the 2010 Cohousing Conference here in  
Boulder, Colorado, we have a great opportunity. Our family will be  
away for most of the month of June and is offering our home to rent.  
Our 3-5 bedroom home located in the Nomad Cohousing Community is only  
a short drive or bus ride to the University where the conference will  
be taking place. For those of you who are wanting to combine a longer  
vacation in Colorado combined with attending the National Conference,  
this might be the perfect answer for you.

Our home will be available from May 29 through June 25th and the  
$2,500 rental includes our fully furnished 2400 sq ft home, all  
utilities, highspeed internet access and a community of fun and  
friendly people. We have 9 children in the community so bring your  
kids and they will have the time of their life.

If you would like more information concerning this unique opportuity  
please contact Zev or Neshama at 303-413-8252 or by email at Zev [at] 
AbrahamPaiss.com

Let us know if you are interested in renting all or part of our home.

Zev


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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:15:40 -0400
From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: [C-L]_ Beep! Beep! It's the MAC Spring Bus Tour
To: Cohousing-L L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
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Hello all!

It's Springtime!

Tours galore!

Let me add to the list the annual Mid Atlantic Cohousing Spring bus  
tour on Sat., May 15 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Greater-Greater  
Washington, DC area.
You can join our jolly band of folks as we wend our way around the  
Greater-Greater Washington DC area to visit five of our lovely  
cohousing communities. On this tour you will visit the first LEED  
certified cohousing community in the United States, an EcoVillage, a  
cohousing community that saved an organic vegetable farm ... and  
more!   You will see an examples of rural, suburban and urban  
communities. Single family, attached and stacked units.  Something for  
everyone!  We will also have information about the other Mid Atlantic  
Cohousing Communities available for you that are not on this year's  
tour.

The tour includes transportation, lunch, snacks, drinks, well-guided  
tours at each community, lots of information on cohousing in general  
and our MAC communities in particular.

The tour cost $80.00 including lunch.  Sign up now because after May  
1st the price increases to $85.00.

We limit the MAC tour to about 33 people max. (Another reason to sign  
up now.)  So it's a pretty intimate tour with lots of personal  
attention.  And we only do this tour once a year.  (A third reason to  
grab a seat now!  Otherwise it'll be 2011 before this tour is offered  
again!)

To sign up:  http://www.MidAtlanticCohousing.org

Beep! Beep!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church VA
703 663 3911



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