Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Becca-Person Brackett (brackett3gmail.com) | |
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 08:32:05 -0700 (PDT) |
My Google alert on the word "Cohousing" keeps turning up misuse of the term. Maybe it's a losing battle, but I would urge anyone in the state of Virginia or cohousers in the DC area to send the word to the City Council of Alexandria that cohousing is NOT boarding houses and renting out extra bedrooms! https://www.alexandriava.gov/planning/info/default.aspx?id=120969 They are planning regulations to encourage co-living and allow more density, make more affordable housing, and those are wonderful goals- but the cohousing community needs to tell them DON'T CALL IT COHOUSING. I like to refer officials and journalist to the wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing and especially the first sentence: " *Cohousing*[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing#cite_note-1> is an intentional community <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_community> of private homes clustered around shared space. The term originated in Denmark <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark> in late 1960s.[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing#cite_note-2> Each attached or single family home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen." If we don't speak up, the misinformation will continue - damaging the image of true cohousing projects. Cohousing home purchasers should be able to benefit from any govt program that assists in making home ownership more affordable. How is Alexandria addressing that need? I will keep on the alert! Becca Brackett
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Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Becca-Person Brackett, April 8 2021
- Re: Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Ann Zabaldo, April 8 2021
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Re: Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Chris Roth - Communities Editor, April 9 2021
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Re: Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Chris Roth - Communities Editor, April 9 2021
- Re: Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Sharon Villines, April 10 2021
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Re: Alexandria VA wants to group cohousing with Boarding houses - please speak up Chris Roth - Communities Editor, April 9 2021
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