Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Associate members of completed communities?

[Jim Snyder-Grant (jimsg]

Newview (acton ma) has three 'community member' households (folks who
pay a substantial amount per year & participate & everything but a few
condo-doc-defined voting matters) and a handful of associates (sliding
fee, small bucks, participate mostly in meals & common house events &
email discussions).

details are here:

http://newview.org/Joining.htm

I'd say its worked well, especially with the community members, who
are all within easy walking distance. Some of the associates tend to
disappear for months or years at a time, so it is disconcerting when
they pop-up and folks don't even recognize them.

-Jim Snyder-Grant


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>>>> I am curious about the experience of "associate members" -  people who
>>>> live
>>>> outside the community but who have a special relationship, and who
>>>> participate in some meals and activities.
>>>>
>>>> We are developing a cohousing project in Grass Valley, CA (located in the
>>>> foothills above Sacramento), which has extra land which we plan to sell
>>>> as
>>>> eight single family lots, across the road from the cohousing community.
>>>>  We
>>>> have received inquiries from people who would like to build homes on the
>>>> lots and participate to some extent in the community.
>>>>
>>>> We'd welcome any information on arrangements for "associates."  What
>>>> expectations do you have of them, how much they pay in dues, how they get
>>>> along with the rest of the community, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any feedback!
>>>>
>>>> Rick Mockler
>>>> CoHousing Partners
>>>> Davis, CA
>>>>
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