Cohousing-L Mailing List: Don't Have Two Cents

[Bill Dean (deanwi]

> On the other hand, the community doesn't form first.  Is having input into
> the site design important to building community?  The design (and possibly
> construction) of the Common House could be the shared community building
> exercise to pull everyone together and a real draw to get people there.
>  Everyone loves to put their two cents in.
> 

In my past experiences with community living, twice I joined  
ongoing communities, and once I helped create a community but on a 
plot of land with pre-existing houses.  I have no trouble adapting to 
the features I find in the buildings where I live or work, and have 
no particular interest or desire in designing buildings.  I would 
rather be among those who would try to get something going at a 
condoplex.

I wonder if my attitude represents a tiny minority or is typical of 
some potential cohousers.

Bill Dean