Cohousing-L Mailing List: Fees for common space usage

[David Bygott (davidbygott]

>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone!
>> After 12 years together, and a lot of learning and growing, we are updating
>> our orientation manual.
>> I'm wondering if you'd be willing to share yours with us- either
>> onlist (which I'm no doubt many would appreciate) or offlist if it contains
>> some rather sensitive info?
>> With thanks!
>> 
>> -- 
>> Chris Hansen
>> 32 East Village Drive
>> Burlington
>> Vermont 05401
>> USA
>> 
>> Ph 603 3988730
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:02:21 -0600
> From: Mac Thomson <macthomson [at] me.com>
> To: Coho-L-postings <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Fees for common space usage
> Message-ID: <407DBE98-C8D0-41B6-8FDF-DF7E203ACE85 [at] me.com>
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> You can find our information about charges for community resources here:
> https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/private-use-of-community-resources.html 
> <https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/private-use-of-community-resources.html>
> 
> -- 
> Mac Thomson
> 
> Heartwood Cohousing
> Southwest Colorado
> http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com
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> 
> "Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are 
> wonderful." 
>           - Ann Landers
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>> On Sep 16, 2020, at 4:17 PM, Allison Tom <allisonrtom [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> As we begin planning for our move in (May 2021, fingers crossed), members
>> of my Cohousing community in North Vancouver are having discussions and
>> disagreements about fees in the following circumstances.  I'd really
>> appreciate hearing back from anyone who is willing to share information!
>> 
>> How much, if anything, do you charge members or members' guests per night
>> in the common guest room?
>> 
>> How much, if anything, do you charge members who use common spaces for work
>> or income earning meetings?
>> 
>> How much, if anything, do you charge members who want to use the common
>> house or other common areas to host a private social event (e.g., a family
>> birthday party to which other cohousers are not invited)?
>> 
>> How much, if anything, do you charge members for use of the common shop
>> space?
>> 
>> How much, if anything, do you charge other Cohousing groups in the planning
>> stages to use the common house or common spaces for hosting meetings and
>> information sessions?
>> 
>> Any other information you might think of to share that I missed?
>> 
>> Thanks, Allison Tom
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:33:12 -0700
> From: Neil Planchon <neil [at] swansway.com>
> To: cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org, research-l [at] 
> cohousingresearchnetwork.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ Sep 23 (Today) 4-6PM Eastern :: How to Create
>    Sustainable Communities Workshop ::
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> Hello everyone. A quick reminder! 
> 
> Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) presents?. 
> 
> Event: How to Create Sustainable Communities
> When: September 23 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
> Where: Virtual Conference
> Price: $10 - $45
> 
> The next workshop in our series for intentional community starters and 
> residents focuses on how can we create real sustainability in our lives, 
> homes, and communities. Join communities expert, Yana Ludwig, for an 
> interactive workshop focused on reimagining sustainability, beyond just the 
> ecological dimension, with a curriculum developed by ecovillages all over the 
> world. 
> 
> Find out more and register here
> https://www.ic.org/event/sustainability/
> 
> In case you cannot make the live event, you?ll still receive the workshop 
> recording!
> 
> I hope this finds you and your loved ones staying healthy and safe. 
> Take care
> Neil
> 
> Coho/US. Events team volunteer
> Steering Committee. Cohousing Research Network 
> Co-Director. Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC)
> Co-Developer and Founding Owner. Swan?s Market Cohousing
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:04:33 -0300
> From: Scott Drennan <scottd [at] pobox.com>
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Cc: Mac Thomson <macthomson [at] me.com>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Orientation/Owners manuals
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> Thanks for sharing this publicly Mac - it's valuable for newer communities
> like ours to have some examples to look at.
> 
> cheers,
> Scott
> 
> Treehouse Village Ecohousing (in development)
> Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
> https://treehousevillage.ca
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>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:58 AM Mac Thomson via Cohousing-L <
>> cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
>> 
>> You can find our new member orientation materials here:
>> https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/for-new-members.html <
>> https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/for-new-members.html>
>> 
>> All of our community agreements can be found here:
>> https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/agreements.html <
>> https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/agreements.html>
>> 
>> --
>> Mac Thomson
>> 
>> Heartwood Cohousing
>> Southwest Colorado
>> http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com
>> 
>> 
>> "The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty
>> decreases."
>>        - Thomas Jefferson
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>>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone!
>>> After 12 years together, and a lot of learning and growing, we are
>> updating
>>> our orientation manual.
>>> I'm wondering if you'd be willing to share yours with us- either
>>> onlist (which I'm no doubt many would appreciate) or offlist if it
>> contains
>>> some rather sensitive info?
>>> With thanks!
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Chris Hansen
>>> 32 East Village Drive
>>> Burlington
>>> Vermont 05401
>>> USA
>>> 
>>> Ph 603 3988730
>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>> Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at:
>>> http://L.cohousing.org/info
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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