Cohousing-L Mailing List: Purchasing land from a school district

[leenaree (leenaree]

  Hello!

  I don't know if other school districts do it  a similar way, but  
the Everett School District in Washington owns parcels designated  
either for future construction of schools, possible exchange with the  
city for park use, or joint use with organizations that support an  
educational mission.

  Our start-up cohousing group has as part of its mission statement  
to offer instruction and hands-on opportunities in growing and  
preserving food, as well as dyeing, cheesemaking and other   
"forgotten" crafts.

  Have any of you successfully negotiated purchasing a parcel from a  
school district?  What advice can you offer in terms of how to explain  
cohousing, and the benefits of having cohousing as a neighbor to a  
school?

  Thanks!

  Eileen McCabe

  Tammany Commons