Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Should individual "sponsorship" be allowed of community property?

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

I think this is a very bad idea. It circumvents the process and gives people
with more discretionary income a greater voice in decision-making. Let them
contribute more, if they wish, but no preference as to what gets done.

no no no no no.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
tamgoddess [at] comcast.net
> 
> Should anyone be 'allowed' to just pick an item and sponsor it?  For
> example, what if there was a person who wanted to just pay to put the
> walkways in.  And what if that money comes in earmarked for walkways  but
> the soundproofing is still not funded.  Should we just accept the gift? Or
> make some sort of policy that says we will accept gifts but only to fund
> the items in the VE priority order. (But what if a person can't afford to
> pay for soundproofing but is happy to fund the
> fireplace....see the problem?) What have other groups done?
> 
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> D I A N E   S I M P S O N


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