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Last Updated:
March 21, 2003

CoHousing is an international movement or approach to creating communities. I see it as being half way between a commune and a condominium complex! Ideally it is a great blend of sharing with others and retaining some privacy. In Santa Cruz there is one CoHousing community already and at least three groups are meeting to explore possibilities for acquiring land, building homes and a central house and garden, etc.

From the CoHousing Network: "Cohousing is a style of neighborhood design that combines private residences with shared facilities. Cohousing neighborhoods are physically designed to encourage community, for example by building houses to face one another around a common courtyard. Cohousing communities tend to be environmentally sustainable, diverse, and child friendly. Cohousing is a way for people to have greater connection with their neighbors and reduce the cost of living by sharing resources." For more information, see The Cohousing Network. (cohousing.org)

One CoHousing project already exists in Santa Cruz, and there are three CoHousing groups now in the planning stages.

• Santa Cruz CoHousing (sccohousing@yahoogroups.com) - A group in Santa Cruz is working to establish a new cohousing community. We are investigating land-purchase options, which could involve building from scratch or retrofitting existing structures. During development, individuals will be financially protected by the formation of a Limited Liability Company. We intend to use design and construction methods that will maximize affordability. Santa Cruz Cohousing holds orientations on the third Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM, usually at Louden Nelson Community Center (301 Center Street, Santa Cruz). Call to confirm location. Once you have attended an orientation, you can begin attending the business meetings. Child care is available upon request. For more information contact: Rod and Lynn, 425-3994
  
• Sierra CoHousing - newest kid on the block, hoping for a large site with large organic garden as well as approx. 20 homes and intergenerational, child-friendly, ecological philosophy.(cohousing@cichlid.com)
  
• Vegan Cohousing - By vegan we mean, meat,dairy and egg free.We are in the final stages of our site selection. We have been looking at properties, meeting with mortgage brokers and researching LLC's. A large part of our mortgage has been approved and we are now looking for one or two more committed people to make this happen. Golden Dotter 831) 471-9100 (Santa Cruz Urban Community Office)/466-3405 goldendotter@yahoo.com
  One CoHousing project already exists in Santa Cruz, and there are three CoHousing groups now in planning stages.
  --Santa Cruz CoHousing (sccohousing@yahoogroups.com)A group in Santa Cruz is working to establish a new cohousing community. We are investigating land-purchase options, which could involve building from scratch or retrofitting existing structures. During development, individuals will be financially protected by the formation of a Limited Liability Company. We intend to use design and construction methods that will maximize affordability. Santa Cruz Cohousing holds orientations on the third Sunday of the month at 1:00 PM, _usually_ at Louden Nelson Community Center (301 Center Street, Santa Cruz). Call to confirm location. Once you have attended an orientation, you can begin attending the business meetings. Child care is available upon request. For more information contact: Rod and Lynn, 425-3994
  --Sierra CoHousing - newest kid on the block, hoping for larger site with large organic garden as well as approx. 20 homes and similar values to other groups..(cohousing@cichlid.com)
  --Vegan Cohousing.. Golden Dotter goldendotter@yahoo.com (?) By vegan we mean, meat,dairy
  and egg free.We are in the final stages of our site selection. We have been looking at properties, meeting with mortgage brokers and researching LLC's. A large part of our mortgage has been approved and we are now looking for one or two more committed people to make this happen. Golden Dotter 831) 471-9100 (Santa Cruz Urban Community Office)/466-3405