The Gardens Cohousing

Minutes from 10/21/98

Oct 23, 1998

Carry Over Future meeting sites were being sought out.
Minutes from Oct. 21, 1998
Meeting # 3
Minutes recorded by Elisa Cohen, (who has no experience taking minutes)

Topic: Mission Statement was consensed.
?“Our vision is to live in creative and supportive relationships with each other, the neighborhood, and the environment.?”

Topic: Jim Leach discussed the Highland Gardens Project and Wonderland Hill?’s role in developing Cohousing communities. He discussed price ranges, approximately $152,000 for 2 bedroom, 1000 sq. ft., $188,000 for 3 bedroom 1,200 sq. ft., and $232,000 for 4 bedroom. These units would include parking and unfinished basements. An additional carriage unit was discussed that would be about $92,000 for 600 sq. ft.Cohousing is more expensive than traditional housing due to the common house and to common landscaping around the dwellings. Trade offs can be made to lower the costs, but Wonderland Hill projects $150 per sq. ft. approximately.

Topic: Nuts & bolts workshop.
This is a workshop that is professionally mediated in which the essentials of creating a cohousing community are discussed. This includes financing, marketing, and community building amongst members. The Nuts and Bolts workshop will be held on November 28, at a site to be discussed.

Topic: Membership.
A $30 membership fee was paid by members. This membership fee allows those members to participate in the consensuous process. A discussion was had about associate memberships for those parties who felt an interest but could not commit at the moment. The minutes will be mailed to the paid members. If non-members want a copy of the minutes sent, they can contribute $1 per mailing. They can also contribute to the refreshment fund while at the meetings.

Topic: Next Meeting
November 11, 1998 at the All Saints Episcopal Church at 37th & Yates, in the upstairs room. Future meetings may be held at a site near I-70 & Kipling in a room that a member has access to.