Cohousing-L Mailing List: Base Model CoHousing

[BPaiss (BPaiss]

Dear Dan,

As you know I too want to see CoHousing as a mainstream option for the
American people.  I want to make it faster, easier and eventually priced to
compete in the market.  I must take issue with you about not including the
consensus model for decision making in the base model.

The premise of voting is adversarial (sp?) and directly conflicts with the
premise of creating a cooperative neighborhood.  I am not advocating the
Quaker based unanimous form of consensus but a modified version which allows
for progress while still allowing for careful inclusion in the concerns of
all members.  I feel this is essential.

I may be nuts ... but I like my vanilla with a few chopped nuts.

Zev