Cohousing-L Mailing List: MEMBER APPLYING TO BE PROJECT MANAGER

[Bill Wrenn (wmwrenn]

My wife and I are members of a Cohousing group that plans to build 20 to 
30 houses on land already secured.  We are at the point of needing 
professional help and are currently looking for a project manager. 

A person interested in joining our group who has attended several 
meetings and says he wants to be a member has expressed interest in 
applying for this position.  One of our current members would like to 
hire him without considering any other candidates.  He lives over 5 
hours away and some of us have reservations about his character and 
qualifications.

My questions are:

What are other people's experience with hiring from within the group?  
How important is it to have a project manager who lives in the immediate 
area?  What are the most important qualifications for an effective 
cohousing project manager?

Thanks for your feedback!

Bill Wrenn
Norwalk, CT