At the Community Meeting on the 5th May, the subject was Community Housing - How can we create housing for ourselves in a way that embodies the higher purpose of our community? The NFA Council, Duneland, Ekopia and Eco-Village Partnership (formerly CDC) have all been looking into ideas like co-housing, housing cooperatives, and housing associations. These are examples of social and economic structures that focus on housing as a community resource. This meeting provided information on these options, gave space for feedback, and seeded the active engagement of community members who are interested in new housing. The meeting was part of the NFA & FF's Building Community initiative and a follow-up to a presentation by Fabien Barouch & Gordon McAlpine at an Open Space community meeting on 3rd March.
The following related documents are available:
A Summary of the meeting: Attach:CHSummary5-5.doc
An article explaining the purpose and form of the meeting: Attach:CHAppetiser.doc
Alex Walker's presentation: Attach:CHAlex.ppt
Gordon McAlpine's presentation: Attach:CHGordon.doc
An article on the advantages of Housing Cooperatives: Attach:CHCoops.doc
Definitions of relevant terms (e.g. housing co-operative, housing association,land trust): Attach:CHDefs.doc
Main conclusions of Ekopia's housing survey in 2002: Attach:CHEkopiaSurvey.doc
You can comment on this subject by using the Community Dialogue.
Page posted by NFA councillor Gordon McAlpine (gmac1@phonecoop.coop) on 8th May 2008.