Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: political/exclusive cohousing

[Rob Sandelin (robsan]

Jim Slotta  asks:

>A question all of this has raised for me is: should there be provisions made
>at the outset for the community's "vision statement" to change/evolve?  If
>this process isn't somehow formalized, it seems a foregone conclusion that
>it will happen informally in response to changing culture and values.

At Sharingwood we have an annual meeting whose sole purpose is to set 
goals, evaluate processes and vision and set directions.  It works for 
us and gives an established opportunity to review the "state of the 
community" so to speak and make adjustments as needed.