[BCN] Sawyer Hill Ecovillage 40B, info session in Cambridge

[Charlene]

Yes, 40B is I think a good deal for some people, compared to the open
market, and it doesn't solve all problems. Public policy on housing in
general in MA needs to be improved. And interest rates have come *way down*
in the last month or so for things like new mortgages, plus you get an
appreciable tax deduction for mortgage interest.

The good news at Sawyer Hill is we have built in ways of keeping living
costs down, such as:

1. High quality building materials, which should keep down
repairs/replacement.
2. High insulation and good windows so energy costs will be lower than
similar sized homes
3. A vegetable and fruit garden (we're planning to grow organically) in
addition to people's backyards, so people can look into growing some of
their own.
4. No need for individually owned lawn mowers since we plan to share this
sort of equipment.
5. People have opportunities to carpool for work and for errands and fun.
6. A member is looking into organizing an in-community babysitting coop.

There are other ways, but these are some of the big ones.

Amatul, if you and your housemates (and anyone else reading this) are
interested/curious, we have also have an info session this Tuesday in
Cambridge, in addition to the Northborough and Berlin events I mentioned
earlier:

Come find out about Sawyer Hill Ecovillage and cohousing!
Tuesday, Feb 26
6-7:30pm
Harvest Coop
581 Mass Ave
Central Square Cambridge
(617) 661-1580

Two members of Sawyer Hill Ecovillage will be giving an info session and Q&A
on our village, cohousing in general, and opportunities for living in Sawyer
Hill. We will have pictures of our siteplan and homes. Construction is now
in progress, with move-in later this year.

Charlene


> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: BCN Digest, Vol 49, Issue 5 (Amatul Hannan)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:09:58 -0800 (PST)
> From: Amatul Hannan <amatulhannan at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [BCN] BCN Digest, Vol 49, Issue 5
> To: bcn at lists.bostoncoop.net
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> Thanks for the updated insider-info Charlene!
> Wwwebsites are so hard to update constantly, or get readable sometimes...
> that sure looked like the info near Sawyer Hill Ecovillage.. sorry for the
> confusion. We are very interested in Eco Village life at my pad!
> well, thats cool - interesting price ranges on that last set, cant wait to
> see new data...and income limits of interest as well
>  I feel sure that you will get tons of applicants ...but in this
> economy... well, I hope interest rates, food prices, and cost of living
> ratios stablize in MA someday soon, oh my.
>
>
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:05:07 -0500
> From: Charlene
> ..... let me clarify the info currently available for Sawyer Hill
> Ecovillage:
> Sawyer Hill 40B home prices *have not been published, and cannot yet be
> confirmed* and, the lottery is happening the spring.  That means you have
> a
> little time to contact SEB, get your name on the list to receive an
> application (which will be distributed soon), and an opportunity to enter
> the lottery.
>
> Please, anyone, if you are interested or know someone who might be,
> contact SEB directly as soon as possible; and don't assume that you won't
> qualify until you've communicated with them directly and had a chance to
> look at the application.
>
> BTW, as I understand it, you do not even have to be a resident of MA to
> qualify, but SEB has or will have all definite answers on our 40B units.
>
> Thanks,
> Charlene DiCalogero
> Sawyer Hill Ecovillage/Camelot Cohousing
> charlene at camelotcohousing.com
> 617-924-1053
>
>
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