Cohousing-L Mailing List: (1) D.I.Y's Lot Size

[TIM HEUSER (tim.heuser]

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Hi All,
I've been a lurker in the group for about 3 weeks now, with the 
exception of one post that got no responses. We have started a 
housing coop (Shining Mountains Housing Cooperative) and could use 
some direction. 

We have nothing right now except about 26 people (in theory) and 14 
of them working hard on the project. This is mostly a low income 
project, but we have a grant for land purchase and the sponsoring
organization that is backing us will build the project and then sell 
it to us. 

 I like some of the ideas tossed around in here, however, we have 
mobile homes to deal with.  Have you any ideas that would lend well 
to mobile homes, or ways to at least help along "community" in a 
mobile home setting?

We are aiming for a thirty five acre parcel and plan to put in 60 
mobiles.  Hopefully this includes at least 15 acres of open space.

One of my ideas was that WE build the community center. (yes, there 
are a couple of us that are capable of overseeing this kind of 
thing). The thought was it would be made of straw bale (post and 
beam for snow loads), and of course it would be central in the 
complex.

Any input is welcome.
Tim


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