Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Giving or Taking-childcare

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

> We just adopted a severely-cut (maintenance, not improvements) landscaping
> budget as part of dealing with huge increases in insurance and utilities.
> Since
> we have a wide wide range of incomes, we try to keep our mandatory fees from
> increasing rapidly.  As part of the discussion, we agreed to implement a
> system
> of voluntary additional contributions to the landscaping, probably monthly.  I
> have no idea how it will go. I have concerns as expressed by other postings.
> 
> Judy

Judy, my sense is that when we do something that requires voluntary payment,
it works much better when the people involved have a clear sense that they
are doing something they really want to do, with no expectation of financial
or personal reward later.

As long as those who pay more are willing and not feeling that they are
being coerced by others' refusal to pay higher HOA dues, it should work. I
hope!


-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento California

http://members.home.net/southsideparkcohousing/
tamgoddess [at] home.com

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