Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: steering committees

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

Jeanne Goodman wrote: Is a pre-construction steering committee
>appropriate as well?

Every group is going to be different. Most groups have de facto 
"steer-ers" whatever they are called. We're a lot-development model, but 
had years of site planning etc when there were only 5-8 families, and 
about 6 individuals (myself included) did everything. We hardly needed a 
sub-committee or a governing body. Some people self- appoint to watch for 
those things that are falling through the cracks, and do a good job of 
it. Ditto for prioritization. I'd say, decide if you have a problem, 
define it, and explore diverse ways of dealing with it, of which a 
coordinating committee of some sort might be one. If unsure, try it for a 
set time period and reevaluate. 

A footnote to RoseWind's SC: we started with the idea of a rep from each 
important standing committee, but ended up with "at large" members. If 
information is needed from a non-represented committee, or needs to be 
sent to one, it's a simple matter to contact someone on the committee, or 
use email. 

Lynn Nadeau
RoseWind, where some of the flamingos are wearing leis.... I stopped in 
to the CH to get my mail last night, and found a wine-tasting party in 
dressed-up attire by candlelight, savoring the vibrations from 2 big 
speakers just hooked up. 

We are brimming with ideas of how we want to use it and it has 
immediately been put into use. 


Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.olypen.com/sstowell/rosewind
http://www.ptguide.com

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