Cohousing-L Mailing List: advise about the pros and cons of having associate members

[Kathy Buck (kkbuck]

Our group Eldergreen Cohousing in Carrboro NC is in the process of 
forming our LLC.  We don't have land yet but we are talking to a couple 
of developers and have some leads so its time to get real.  We have been 
meeting for two years and have our values and mission and  dedicated 
core group but we have not put up significant $$. We have been working 
outlining what we want in our operating agreement to give to our 
attorney and one of the areas we have discussing the pros and cons of 
having associate members and I am wondering how many other groups have 
or have had associate members and how were they treated as far as 
decision making.

Kathy Buck