Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Is in-house plumbing and electric a must?

[drmaryann49 (drmaryann49]

On Sep 3, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Dane Laverty <danelaverty [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Diana just introduced me to Opportunity Village, and now I see this link
> show up on my Facebook feed:
> http://www.tentcityurbanism.com/2014/09/to-plumb-or-not-to-plumb.html .
> 
> Opportunity Village is a 30-unit community of 8x8 structures that have no
> utility hookups. There is a shared central facility with water and
> electricity. The group is looking to build a new community ("Emerald
> Village"), and the town is encouraging them to include electricity and
> plumbing in these units.
> 
> So my question for the group: would you consider living in a cohousing
> community where water and electricity were provided only to the common
> house and not to the individual units? This is interesting to me as way to
> reduce costs in developing a cohousing community.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dane Laverty
> Roseville, CA
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