Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common House Reservations

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Jan 4, 2007, at 9:32 AM, Sharon Villines wrote:
> It works fine on a normal basis. A member has to sponsor and supervise
> the event -- that actually cuts down on a lot of use because members
> don't actually like taking responsibility for a lot of people -- often
> curious ones who have to be corralled to keep them from wandering the
> grounds.

I should also add that we were afraid at first that we would be 
inundated with requests and would never have the CH to ourselves.

The requirement that a member sponsor and supervise the event did 
reduce the number of requests significantly because it required members 
to take responsibility and be present instead of just say sure and put 
it on the calendar. The open floor plan also restricts the kind of 
event people plan. It isn't possible to have an event that is entirely 
separate from other community activities.

We have fewer than one "outside" event a week. I would say 2-3 a month 
at most. I think there may have been more at the beginning but it 
settled down very quickly as the curiosity wore off.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org