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Nashville CoHousing Mission Statement approved 11/13/2011 by Nashville
CoHousing
Nashville CoHousing is a group
of diverse individuals and households seeking to work cooperatively, to design,
develop, construct and actively manage their own neighborhood(s), in the
Nashville Tennessee area. This group sees themselves identifying appropriate
building sites in urban, suburban and rural areas that will be financially
supported by those interested in living in such areas, as they become available,
and proceeding in managing neighborhoods chosen, as well as continuing to
support and serve the Nashville CoHousing group. As sites are identified, and
neighborhoods emerge, this group will continue to offer information, education
and opportunities to the public regarding ‘cohousing’. Each neighborhood, as it
is owned and developed will form it’s own management group, name it’s
neighborhood and set up it’s own LLC or non-profit organization.
We are
united by mutual desires to know our neighbors, live in harmony with nature,
enjoy a safe, friendly environment for ourselves and our families and to
encourage the production of quality organic food. We are creating our own
diverse communities, balancing group harmony with individual growth and
following the principles of ecological soundness, social awareness and economic
viability.
These CoHousing neighborhoods will be developed according to
the ‘CoHousing model’, as begun in Denmark and since developed in several areas
of the United States and Canada. Using this model, along with our own desires
for living in community, will assist us in meeting our goals.
We plan to
choose neighborhood sites that will support simple, yet elegant private housing
that will meet the individual’s need for affordability, comfort, privacy and
aesthetics while also meeting the ecological, environmentally sustainable,
community and financial standards agreed upon by it’s residents.
In
addition to individually financed and owned private residents, each neighborhood
will also include a commonly owned multi use building known as a ‘Common House’,
walkways, sitting and garden areas, peripherally located vehicle sites and
common use buildings as decided upon by each neighborhood group. A variety of
housing designs and ownership will be considered including condominium,
duplexes, single family, private ownership and rental units.
Each
individual community or neighborhood will include homes and common areas that
will enable and encourage a variety of activities as well as providing for
privacy needs. Activities can be socializing, including regular shared community
meals, gardening, sports and recreation, music, art, and play as well as hobbies
and home businesses that will benefit from the sharing of tools, equipment,
experience, efforts and talents of the residents.
Present membership, and
those who join this effort at later dates, will be expected to learn and
practice the consensus model of decision making. Participants are encouraged to
attend ‘Non Violent Communication’ workshops to enable a safe, positive
environment. All residents and/or households will be expected to take part in
the decision making and activities necessary for the managing of their
communities.
Easy access to public transportation will be a sought after
feature of our building sites. If such is not available, then residents will
assist each other with ride sharing. Recycling, composting, and similar energy saving activities will be encouraged in these
neighborhoods. Building products that save energy and the environment will be
encouraged with strong consideration of methods of passive and and active energy
conservation such as water conservation methods, geothermal energy, wind and sun
power. We will all be open to planning our residences in a manner that will save
energy for the conservation of our environment as well as our personal budgets.
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