Green Building WOODARD LANE things like a shop and tools, lawnmower, and a sauna can be shared. Someone will watch your kids when needed, take care of your pets when you’re away, and you are likely to encounter a smiling face on a day that you might really appreciate it. The 4-plexes will be clustered around a central common area of green space. We will have a large common house with a community kitchen and dining area, a play area for children, a laundry room, and a guest room. The grounds will be taken care of by everyone, and a large vegetable garden and chickens will be shared projects. At this point, the member families of Woodard Lane Cohousing hold weekly meetings to develop policies and design buildings. Decisions are made in a non-hierarchical manner, usually by consensus. One of our members is a certified NVC trainer, and we are conscious about using that model in our interactions. (NVC is the method taught by Marshall Rosenburg, sometimes called Compassionate Communication.)
Barbara Whitlow
Cherie Cloud
Loan Officer Yelm Highway
Br.Mgr/Loan Off. Belfair
Kayce Lambert
Chad Yerrington
Loan Officer Downtown
Loan Officer Downtown
Our homes will be as green and affordable as possible, with an emphasis on providing optimal natural light and connection with nature. We will have solar panels for hot water, radiant floor heating, a small footprint and efficient design in order to minimize energy costs. Our builder, Scott Bergford, is Built Green certified and will be using non toxic materials whenever possible. He just received the Energy Value Housing Award of “Builder of the Year”. By the time this goes to print we will hopefully have poured the foundations for the three buildings of Phase One. These will be three 4-plexes which will house eleven families, leaving one unit for the temporary common house. When we have enough interested families, we will begin Phase Two. At completion there will be a total of 19 units plus the large common house. Although our current 9 households span four generations and include two families with small children, we are particularly seeking more families with children. For more information or to get involved, please visit www.woodardlanecoho.org or call CJ Russo at 360-866-4557. GL
Tami Hale
Br.Mgr/Loan Off. Hawks Prairie
Michelle Lord
Br.Mgr/Loan Off. Lacey
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