Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Encouraging Multigenerational Community

[Art Gorski (agorski]

> On a visit to another cohousing community, we were told that it was 
> benificial to have restricted membership to one third families, one 
> third couples and one third singles. There is some interest in our 
> group to this idea but we need more information.  I would like to know 
> what experience other groups have had with or without this type of 
> arrangement.  Without this restriction, what type of membership should 
> we expect?

I think that depends on your town demographics.  At Manzanita Village 
cohousing, those that have moved in so far are primarily, although not 
exclusively, retired.  That's because of several factors:  the high 
cost of construction, the lack of jobs in Prescott, and the fact that 
39% of the local population is retirees.

We are actively working on providing incentives to families with 
children and those with limited income, but it's tough to overcome the 
reality in our area.

If you set artificial restrictions, you may have difficulty finding 
enough members in every category you create.

Art Gorski    <http://is.rice.edu/~agorski/>
90% Houston, Texas and 10% Prescott, Arizona

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