Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing and local neighborhood

[Audrey Watson (audrey]

At Winslow Cohousing, we have done various neighborhood things.  We put 
an acre of our woods into Community Land Trust, and since we are in an 
area of all condominiums and office buildings, this will preserve a bit 
of greenspace for everyone.  At the last election, we invited the city 
council candidates to meet with neighbors at our common house,  we host 
a community chorus, "Tree Frog Choir"  for practice every monday evening 
in our common house, we had a neighborhood potluck last summer, and 
we've done various other events open to the whole community at our 
common house, from Local Currency, to Simple Living, to the local Jewish 
group having occasional events or dinners.  Pachamama Alliance had a 
meeting in our common house, as well as the Northwest Intentional 
Community Association, and more.   We do require that meetings have a 
sponsor from within the community and that that community member be 
present at host for meetings.
--audrey watson
Winslow Cohousing
Bainbridge Island, WA