Included in this newsletter:
* This month at Monterey CoHousing
* Other CoHousing in Minnesota

For more information, see our website: http://montereycohousing.org

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THIS MONTH AT MONTEREY COHOUSING

* The next Board meeting is at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17th. Come see how we make
decisions.

* The next information session will be Thursday, July 16th.

* Two Co-op Apartments are for Sale at Monterey CoHousing

* First floor apartment: Cozy two-room, 450 sq ft first floor condo inside
mansion. Kitchenette, nice bathroom, some new appliances. Faces south, high
ceilings and retro tiles. Very temperate--stays cool in summer and warm in
winter, with radiator heat. Beautiful green view.

Shared amenities include: large living room, TV room/study, two guest rooms, fax
machine, community kitchen, free laundry in basement, exercise room with weight
machine, elliptical trainer, and treadmill, workshop with community tools,
beautiful yard and garden.

Close to bike paths, Cedar lake, Trader Joe's and Uptown. Super safe, quiet
area in St. Louis Park. $95,000. Contact owner, Jane Fischer, 612-817-8832.

* Second floor apartment: Charming spacious, light-filled 1 br/1ba 800 sq. ft.
co-op unit overlooking large green courtyard which borders on wooded hillside to
Fern Hill Park. Updated throughout with artistic attention to details. Eat-in
kitchen with maple/granite/stainless. Windows in every room, including bathroom.
Loads of storage. 9-foot ceilings. $160,000.

For further information or to view, please call 952-929-9480

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OTHER COHOUSING IN MINNESOTA

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* Would you like to be in a cohousing community somewhere in the Twin Cities
metro area in the next 1-4 years? Cohousing Advocates has a deal for you. We are
looking for really interested households (singles, families, couples - all ages)
who want to move into a community sooner rather than later. Does that sound like
you? If you are willing to put in time and energy *starting now* in order to
create such a community, we can link you with others who feel the same. We're
currently working with a group that is based in White Bear Lake, and is
interested in locating in the northern suburbs. We are also reaching critical
mass for a group interested in south Minneapolis. Potential sites we identified
back in 2006 are still available due to the downturn in the housing market, and
we've found other developers with promising sites since then. Cohousing
Advocates' role is first to help people with similar interests find each other,
and then provide support as the group begins to educate themselves about the
cohousing development process. We will coach and mentor your group until you are
ready to partner with a developer and find the site you want. If you are
interested in getting involved to start growing a group, please call
Phil[@]CohousingAdvocates.com.

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* Cohousing Advocates works with Cohousing Groups, and helps them find sites and
partner with developers, to help create more cohousing communities for the Twin
Cities and surrounding region. Using our "Blueprint to Cohousing" we will
actively assist your cohousing group with the steps you need to take in order to
create the cohousing community you want. (We help new groups form, as well as
working with existing groups.) See www.CohousingAdvocates.com for more
information and to be added to our mailing list for monthly updates. Contact us
at 952-926-8554 or 612-871-8196, or e-mail Phil[@]CohousingAdvocates.com. Call
us if you're ready to start a group for whatever part of the Twin Cities or
outstate area you are excited about!

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*Zephyr Valley Community Co-op.
A rural co-housing community with 13 adults and 10 kids on 550 acres of
stunningly beautiful land in southeast Minnesota. There are 7 individual homes
and a common house. More info at www.zephyrvalleycoop.org Contact:
zephyrcoop@...

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* Homewood Cohousing, Minneapolis, is a cohousing-like intentional
neighborhood organizing effort in an existing racially mixed city
neighborhood two miles from downtown. Two vacant / foreclosed houses
currently might be available. Price etc details unknown tho might be
relatively low ($100K ??? or less) Closest one needs work.
Contact Fred 612-588-9532 fholson@...
http://mn.cohousing.org/homewood/
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COHOUSING, INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY, AND COOPERATIVE LIVING
ANNOUNCEMENTS BEYOND MINNESOTA:
None at this time.

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For now, this newsletter is open to including intentional community and
cooperative living announcements. Send your announcement to m.holt@...