Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Capital improvements

[David L. Mandel (dlmandel]

Each household pays an additional $2 to $20, scaled by unit size and 
self-declared economic status, with its regular monthly fee. The wide range 
slightly counteracts the fact that regular fees do not take into account 
ability to pay and are only partly proportional to unit size.
The fund grows surprisingly quickly and is used mostly for occasional, 
big-ticket items that are prioritized in occasional wish-list sessions and or 
lobbied for successfully by proponents.
David
Southside Park, Sacramento.




________________________________
 From: David Entin <davidentin [at] comcast.net>
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org 
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 6:41 AM
Subject: [C-L]_ Capital improvements
 


We are wondering how cohousing communities finance capital improvements
beyond those covered by replacement reserves.   Examples might be to build a
new play structure for children (swings, slides, etc.), or a shed for
bicycles, or major landscaping, or improvements to the Common House.
Examples and responses would be appreciated.

David Entin, Rocky Hill Cohousing, Northampton, MA



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