Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Membership Requirements

[Rob Sandelin (Exchange) (Robsan]

As I read the various groups membership requirements I have not noticed =
something that Sharingwood thought was important, and so I will add it =
here.  As part of our "Option Holders Agreement" we require that in =
order to maintain your place in the unit selection queue, that a minimum =
number of hours of community service be given.  This includes attending =
meetings, work parties, committee work etc.

We thought it was important that people be INVOLVED in the community, =
especially the hours and hours of design and development work and so we =
made it  a requirement.  If you don't do the minimum hours of =
involvement you lose your seniority for picking a unit. Seniority is =
first come first choose.  We did this because we didn't want someone who =
was not involved at all beyond the financial commitment to get unit =
picking seniority over someone who came to all the meetings, and did =
lots of  the work.=20

Rob Sandelin
Sharingwood