Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Subject: [C-L]_ Boundaries

[Alexander Robin A (alexande.robi]

Wow! Realizing I don't know all the facts, the City's "request" sounds 
outrageous. We in Eno Commons have been fortunate. We live in a city with a rep as a high 
crime city, and we have had no problems at all in our community. There  is a lot of 
development going on around us, and some new kids come to play with our kids, but we are 
not situated so there is a natural path that goes from A to B through our property.

Robin A.
Eno Commons



From: Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community
Sent: Wed 2/16/2005 7:55 PM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: Subject: [C-L]_ Boundaries


Hello everyone,

I would like to follow-up on the concerns of Roberts Creek Cohousing, where 
there is a public path close to the property and youth hanging out around 
the Cohousing Community. I don't have the answers,  just more questions for 
discussion on this topic!

Our City would like us to build a public walking trail through our property 
and dedicate the land we own beside the river as public parkland. This is 
part of what they consider a "Community Contribution". We have balked at 
this request (which is more like a demand) for the same reasons that 
Roberts Creek is now having problems. Response from the City is along the 
lines of ' you say you are community-minded; what's your problem?'

- How many other Cohousing Communities have public pathways on their 
property or immediately adjacent?
- Have Cities required dedication of land for public use?
- How safe is the Cohousing Community  from vandalism, theft, children 
being at risk, without creating a fenced, gated community? None of us want 
to barricade ourselves in and others out!
- How do we identify un-authorized people on our property, given that the 
public has easy access?

I look forward to the responses to this and Stacia Leech's posting.

Cheers,
Susana Michaelis
Pacific Gardens Cohousing Community
www.pacificgardens.ca


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