Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Coho impact on neighborhood

[Crystal Farmer (crystalbyrdfarmer]

Miranda, I'd love it if you could send me a copy!
Crystalbyrdfarmer [at] gmail.com

Crystal Farmer
Charlotte Cohousing Community

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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:15:04 -0400
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Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Coho impact on neighborhood ?
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Love this discussion
We created an introductory PowerPoint for talks we give - also for our
engineer to show at various city meetings for our planning process
(Development Review Board and City Commissioners etc.)
There?s one slide entitled ?What Cohousing is Not ??
Residents do not have a shared economy
Residents do not have a common set of beliefs or a religion.
Cohousing communities are not cults or communes.
There is no ?leader? ? residents agree to share responsibilities.
No ownership by a management company.

People laugh but it?s a nervous laughter tinged with relief - I think
people are grateful that we addressed their unspoken fears

Happy to share the PowerPoint
Miranda

Miranda Castro | Chair, Building Committee
Gainesville Cohousing | http://www.gainesvillecohousing.org <
http://www.gainesvillecohousing.org/>
Phone 352-505-8545 | Email mirandacastro [at] aol.com <mailto:
mirandacastro [at] aol.com>

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