Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common HOuse fees

[Judy Baxter (BAXTER]

to keep it brief, and save my hands-
Monterey Cohousing is like many of the others described - 1st come 1st served,
reservations for  guest rooms, free to family and friends of members, 2 week
limit but more can be negotiated ( one grand-daughter of a member recently
stayed 3 weeks, her 3rd or 4th year in a row, she is practically part of the
community.

We ask for a donation from other guests, mostly other cohousers, I guess
cohousers are a special kind of family member.  suggestion - $15 for small
guest room $20 for large.

We have a lot of common space relative to our size (rehab building) - members
can reserve space for private events, 1st come 1st served, people are expected
to discuss and work out conflicts.  It works pretty well.  No charge. 
Sometimes we get an unsolicited donation.

We require a member host for events for outside groups, whether they are work
groups, meditation retreats, whatever.  And ask people to be considerate, both
of the residents who live next to common space, and of the people at the
events. 

Judy


Judy Baxter, Monterey Cohousing Community,(MoCoCo) Twin Cities Area, Mpls.,MN
-- e-mail:      baxter [at] epi.umn.edu
15 homes - 7 new townhomes plus 
        8 coop apartments       in the Mansion (a rehab Georgian building)
(built as a retirement home in 1924 -) which also serves as our Common House
coops moved in 1993, townhomes in 1996
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One 3 BR  townhome for sale - see our web page
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 Voice Mail for Monterey Cohousing - 952-930-7554
 web page: http://www.jimn.org/mococo/