Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Rules & Regs Violation

[Dahako (Dahako]

Hi-
 
I agree with Ann Z (Hi Ann) and I also think there is another lesson here  
for forming communities -- design your neighborhood to offer access  to 
technology choices.
 
Fortunately, at Eastern Village our tech folk pointed out early on that if  
we did not change our plans to add an additional Cat 5e (I think) cable  
throughout the building and plan for one more conduit from the roof to a  
mechanical 
room, we would be beholden to our local cable monopoly for the  foreseeable 
future.  The techies put together a detailed proposal showing  how much the 
extra cabling would cost, the difference in cost between satellite  and cable, 
and threw in the possibility of putting an antenna on the roof.   I think this 
wiring also carries our internet service throughout the  building, so every 
unit has internet access as part of the condo fees. Even  though some of us 
don't 
even own TVs or computers, the proposal got consensus  pretty easily, with 
the result that we have the physical infrastructure for  choice, even if we 
haven't fully implemented it yet. (And therein lies another  story, of course!)
 
Jessie Handforth Kome
Eastern Village Cohousing
Silver Spring, Maryland
"Where we've got the workshop up and running and we're about to install the  
playlot on the green roof!!"