Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: one-line definition of cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharonvillines]

> This is what I ended up putting up on our web site after much back-and-forth
> with other cohousers.  I never *was* able to get it down to just one line.
> 
> "Cohousing developments are small residential housing complexes that are
> specifically designed to foster social interaction and a close-knit sense
> of community.  The residents are involved in designing, building, and
> running the community in a cooperative manner."

Thanks for this. It is a later version than I had seen. I took another run
at it, mostly editing for what I thought were redundant words.

> "Cohousing communities are small housing complexes designed, built, and
governed cooperatively the residents to foster social interaction and mutual
support."

Sharon
-- 
Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
Where she is off in a van of 6 to look at "previously owned furniture" in
the Maryland countryside. Or the Virginia countryside. She has no idea
actually where she is going and doesn't have to. She isn't driving.

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