Cohousing-L Mailing List: newcomer information and street appeal - Bobi Wilson

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Bobi Wilson <bobi.scott [at] gte.net>  Kennewick, WA
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Hello all,

We are a new coho group forming to build on our 2-1/2 acre parcel.  I have
two (initial) questions I'd like to put before you.

1. What kinds of initial information would you suggest we use or that you
found helpful to give to people interested but new to the cohousing
concept and wanting to learn more?  We are offering some websites for them
to visit (mostly "The Cohousing Network" and "The Intentional Communities
Assoc." plus a few links we've enjoyed) and we have, at present, two
copies of the McCamant & Durrett's Cohousing book and two copies of
Communites magazine for people to read.  We're thinking we need more.  We
believe people need to be proactive about learning but want help them
enough to get launched.  Plus we'll need handouts, etc., later when we get
serious about marketing.

      and the other question ...

2. What can you tells us about community street appeal? We are in a very
conservative area that--while very ripe for Cohousing--it is already
causing some knitted brows in the community.  Besides wanting to creating
something that will be beautiful, joyful and enhancing I particularly feel
the need for us to really pull this off well.  Real well.  To create a
place that can make people feel good and a city proud simply by driving
past.

We'd like to reduce road noise from one busy street but I'm concerned that
fences, birms (sp?) or walls will feel like an afront to the neighborhood
and make us seem something set apart.  (The other street is less of a
concern.)  How do we balance the need for the community's safety with the
desire to be more open to the surrounding community?

Thanks much for your help.
joy in all things,
Bobi Wilson
Kennewick, WA


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