Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Community Land Trusts (CLTs)

[Sandi Brockway (brockway]

For your questions concerning Land Trusts and Co-housing try:

The Community Information Exchange (202) 393-4409

Community Economic & Ecological Development Institute (505) 986-1401

Federation of Egalitarian Communities (417) 679-4682

Cooperative Resources & Service Project (213)738-1254

If these numbers are no good anymore please let me know. I have an updated
database I can search.

ICE is good and should be able to at least stear you in the right direction.


These listings are from _Macrocosm USA, Possibilities for a New Progressive
Era..._

Sandi Brockway


>
>Susan Pintus recently wrote the following about ICE:
>> My understanding of his discussion with them was that they only deal with
>> cities and towns that come to them.  In other words, a coho group could
>> not get help directly.  A community (as in government entity) must come to
>> them for help creating a CLT.  We didn't quite see how this could be
>> combined with cohousing, at least the way our group has been doing it. 
>
>I've known and worked with folks at ICE for a number of years. 
>Historically they have preferred to work with low income community groups,
>rather than government agencies.  They want to help form and support CLTs
>that will develop and/or own the underlying land for many homes rather
>than just one housing projects.  You might talk with them again, and if
>nothing else, they have a legal and financial management manual that may
>be helpful for you. 
>
>Jerry 
>