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Wolf Creek Commons PeopleWho we are and how we get things done |
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Who We AreThe current members of Wolf Creek Commons range in age from infants to seniors. Our interests and careers are diverse. Please see our Members' bios (you need Adobe Acrobat to view bios, download it for free, if you don't have it). What we share is a desire to live in a vibrant community that offers a healthy blend of privacy and group participation. What we want is an inclusive community with children and adults of all ages, a variety of family configurations, and diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, interests, and professions. We’d love for about half the households to be families with children. At one of our meetings we created a list of Community Qualities & Activities we’d like to have within Wolf Creek Commons. Perhaps you’ll see things that you like here already. We’re always adding more. What would you add? We have a blog. If you would like to read more about our day to day experiences please visit: WCC Blog: building a new community. Please come meet us at a general meeting or social event. See the Calendar of Events. Our Vision StatementWe are a cohousing community of caring, creative people living together in peace, joy, and love in an affordable, sustainable, and harmonious environment. Through consensus we create and maintain a participatory and collaborative balance between our diverse individual members and the community. We appreciate and nurture the earth, our neighbors, and each other. Our Professional TeamCoHousing Partners is the leading company in the cohousing development arena. It evolved from a ten year collaboration between Wonderland Hill Development Company and McCamant & Durrett Architects and is the most experienced group of cohousing professionals outside of Denmark. Together they have created dozens of successful communities including those in Cotati, Nevada City, and Pleasant Hill, California. Their approach integrates the disciplines of land development, community organizing, and professional consulting to enable clients to build neighborhoods from the inside out. They truly collaborate with future residents in creating each new cohousing community. How We Make DecisionsThe activities of the community are accomplished by a number of committees, described below, which bring information and action requests to the whole group as needed. We make decisions by consensus which requires that everyone truly participate. This process sometimes takes a while, but everyone’s voice is heard and each final decision is typically better and more creative than any single original proposal. Because some things need to happen quickly, we can empower committees to make decisions within specified parameters on behalf of the entire community when necessary. We also have a voting process in place as backup for the rare situation in which consensus might elude us. Meetings and GuidelinesWhile our homes are in development, we are doing our work largely via teleconference and at an in-person monthly general meeting. There is a one-hour Orientation for interested people and prospective new members preceding the general meeting each month. The Orientation usually begins at 8:45 and all who attend are welcome to stay for all or part of the general meeting that follows. We conduct ourselves according to our mutually agreed upon Meeting Guidelines. Wolf Creek Commons Meeting Guidelines
CommitteesHealthy communities are like living organisms – dynamic and changing. So over time, the focus and composition of our committees will change too. Here are the current committees that keep the Wolf Creek Commons vision moving forward. WCC Committee Descriptions Rhythm Section – Keeping the beat, coordinating the committees Rhythm Section Communication Design Review Finance & Legal Landscape Membership Outreach & Marketing Process Social |
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