Cohousing-L Mailing List: Assessment of The Cohousing Network

[Roy O'Shaughnessy (rlos]

An initial assessment has been completed of the The Cohousing Network and a
first draft written. The purpose of the assessment is to determine how best
TCN can develop in the future and meet the needs of those in the cohousing
community. A final report will be written in September and a Strategic Plan
developed. We are interested in the suggestions and comments of anyone
involved in cohousing - a copy of the rough report is available from Roy
O'Shaughnessy at execdir [at] cohousing.org or rlos [at] earthlink.net - we 
also hope
to have the assessment on the website in the near future. Roy O'Shaughnessy,
Executive Director, The Cohousing Network

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>    1. Re: Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing (Kay Argyle)
>    2. cohousing house for sublet Jan - July 2003 (Rabbit)
>    3. Student Questions - effects on life? -- Hedstrom (Fred H Olson)
>    4. New England visit request from UK (Fred H Olson)
>    5. Re: Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing (Jeff Zucker)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Kay Argyle" <argyle [at] mines.utah.edu>
> To: "cohousing-L" <cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:18:37 -0600
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
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> As a condo, Wasatch Commons, Salt Lake City, has to pay for private trash
> pickup.  We have 26 units and two dumpsters, one in each parking lot.
They
> are usually close to full by pickup day, once a week.
>
> Originally there were three dumpsters, but they usually weren't full, so
> after consideration we asked the company to retrieve the one by the common
> house, and we use that dumpster enclosure for our recycling center.  There
> are big bins, and a guy who's comfortable with tools built platforms for a
> second row of them.  For a while we were paying somebody to pick the stuff
> up and take it to recycling companies, but a resident who has a truck
asked
> if she could take the job over as her work contribution.  The task is
> currently complicated by a three-foot drop from the driveway of the
> enclosure down to the road, since the pavement was ripped out -- several
> months ago! ):-(  -- to lay sewer lines for houses across the street.
>
> The back porch of the common house has functioned as a collection &
> redistribution site for donations, but periodically people get sick of the
> perpetual clutter and call a moratorium, since the agreement on only
putting
> stuff out once a month, with a charity pickup scheduled the next week,
> doesn't get observed.
>
> We've held community yard sales, with varying success.  The last time some
> twerp pasted over our arrows and address on our signs with their own.
> (Sorry -- seeing the dark clouds around silver linings today.)
>
> Kay
> Wasatch Commons
> Salt Lake City, Utah
> argyle [at] mines.utah.edu
> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*
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> Message: 2
> From: "Rabbit" <cybunny [at] coho.org>
> To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:03:37 -0700
> Subject: [C-L]_cohousing house for sublet Jan - July 2003
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
>
> Hi all! I posted this to some communities, and only today joined the
> cohousing listserv! Feel free to forward it to other interested parties,
> thanks in advance, Steven Mentor, Coyote Cohousing, Santa Cruz CA
>
>
> House for sublet in California cohousing community
>
> Hello! I am an English professor going on sabbatical, and I'm interested
in
> subletting my house from January through July 2003. This would be a great
> chance for someone to check out living in a cohousing community, and/or to
> live in a great California beachtown for half a year!
>
> The house is $2200 per month; it is furnished, in great location near the
> University, the beach, and hiking/biking trails. It is a pretty, sunny new
> house (built 1998) with lots of windows, three bedrooms, office space,
three
> baths, two decks, a nice kitchen with a cooking island, washer/dryer on
the
> premises.
>
> The cohousing community is called Coyote Cohousing, and is in Santa Cruz;
> the parking is all peripheral, and we have a central green. There are 16
> units, some duplexes and most houses, with 20 plus kids and 30 plus
adults.
> We have a beautiful common house where we eat 3 times a week, an arroyo on
> one side of the property, and miles of open space land on the other!
>
> Of course there is a lot more to say, but if you are interested you can
> email me at
> cybunny [at] coho.org
>
> Or you can call me at 831 426 5458.
>
> Thanks so much,
> Steven Mentor
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:00:54 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Fred H Olson <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
> To: -cohousing-L mailing list <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Cc: ERIK HEDSTROM <ehedstrom [at] peoplepc.com>
> Subject: [C-L]_Student Questions - effects on life? -- Hedstrom
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
>
> ERIK HEDSTROM <ehedstrom [at] peoplepc.com>
> is the author of the message below.
> It was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] 
> cohousing.org>
> since Erik is not subscribed to cohousing-L at this time.  Please reply
> direct to Erik.  Erik, please consider posting your results to the list.
> Fred
>
> --------------------  FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS --------------------
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am a student doing a project on cohousing.
>
> Does anyone know if any research has been done in the
> following areas?
>
> -The effects of cohousing on families (positive and/or
> negative)
> -The therapeutic value of cohousing
> -The effects of cohousing on marriage (positive and/or
> negative)
>
> Thanks For Your Time,
> Erik Hedstrom
> ehedstrom [at] peoplepc.com
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:05:15 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Fred H Olson <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
> To: -cohousing-L mailing list <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Cc: Sanne Rasmussen <sanneworld [at] hotmail.com>
> Subject: [C-L]_New England visit request from UK
> Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
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> Sanne Rasmussen <sanneworld [at] hotmail.com>
> is the author of the message below.
> It was posted by Fred the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] 
> cohousing.org>
> because the message included HTML from Hotmail ;
>
> Please reply to Sanne directly
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>
> I'm living in the UK, but I'm going on holiday to Connecticut from
> 20. September to 5. October and was wondering if any of the co-housing
> projects in New England have a B&B (Bed and Breakfast) or are giving
> tours around the cohousing; or even short 1-day or weekend courses in
> organic gardening/permaculture/quilting or other interesting
> subjects/hobbies?
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:03:42 -0700
> From: Jeff Zucker <jeffreyz [at] cableone.net>
> Organization: ZA Architecture
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing
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> > Are there any of you out in coho-land that use a dumpster? Do you feel
it
> > was necessary to go that route? How big is your community?
> >
> > I would be very interested in hearing your experiences regarding trash
> > generation in your community, and what are the number of units.
>
>
>
> Diane,
>     Yes, we have a dumpster. You can see the enclosure in our web site
> (www.manzanitavillage.com) under "building progress", the last photo, the
> concrete block enclosure at the top of the road.
>
> We also have recycling, which requires separate, smaller containers.  And
we
> have a compost area.
>
> We currently have a dozen units, with more being built (which are
available
> now).  We will eventually have 36 units, ( with 10  lots still available)
> The single dumpster will service the entire community, although we may go
to
> a larger one at that time, if needed. We are in the process of ordering an
> electric utility vehicle (like a golf cart with a small truck bed) so that
> trash or recycling or compost can be collected on a regular basis and
taken
> to the appropriate location.  This also creates a little community service
> job for some of our older kids.
> -
> Jeffrey L. Zucker   A.I.A.
> Zucker Architecture
> 282 Jacob Lane
> Prescott Az.  86303
>
> www.zarchitect.net
>
> (928)  445-8531 (tel)
> (928)  778-6998 (fax)
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