Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Consensus in cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 8/07/2003 11:00 AM, "Raines Cohen" <rc2-coho-L [at] raines.com> wrote:

> 
>> If someone says their community
>> doesn't use consensus any more, does that mean they are no longer a
>> cohousing community.
> 
> Not in my book. Consensus is a tool, and one of the identifying traits of
> cohousing, but by no means the only one.

I think consensus is standard in cohousing but communities define it
differently; some not at all.

Basically the idea is to adopt procedures and solutions that everyone in the
community is comfortable with or at least understands are necessary. Most
have a default for backup voting that kicks in at some level, if only
because mortgage lenders require it.

I think the lack of response is partly because it is the end of summer. The
list usually dies by the end of August to pick up again mid-September.

And because consensus is a hard topic. We do it but explaining how is not so
easy.

Sharon
-- 
Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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