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Enrich entire community |
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Cultivate economic sustainability |
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To keep land and housing affordable for
low-income residents |
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Nurture land stewardship |
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Escalating land and home prices |
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Decreasing year-round community |
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Fewer school age children |
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Few economic opportunities for residents |
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To address some of these issues, the board and
membership decided to purchase land next to the cemetery and near the
school |
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19.8 acres (8 in forest, the rest recently
logged) |
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Possible land uses identified |
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Emergency vehicles Storage |
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Community Kitchen |
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Community building/space |
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Low income housing |
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Craft Studios/workshops |
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Technology resource center (internet, fax, etc.) |
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Library |
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Repair shop |
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Library/Internet Center in School Cottage |
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Emergency Vehicle Storage |
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Community Kitchen |
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Perhaps at a later date… |
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Crafts Studio/workshops |
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Community Building |
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Low-income housing |
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Recycling |
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Laundry |
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Free store (old clothes, building supplies…) |
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Repair shop |
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Develop a business plan |
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Budget |
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Ownership |
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Management |
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Operating Budget |
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Propose it to board of trustees |
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Board & group/individual present to
membership |
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Community meeting consulted |
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Primary goal – PURCHASE LAND |
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Explore possibility of additional funds (grants)
for emergency vehicle storage and water/sewage |
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Continue experimenting with umbrella support of
the library and internet access steering groups (operating in the cottage) |
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Review proposals for projects on Waldron Commons
property |
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Starting December 2002 |
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2 x $10,000 |
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2 x $5,000 |
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2 x $5,000 pledged |
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5 x $1,000 |
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3 x $500 |
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6 x $200 |
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12 x $100 |
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Numerous $20 to $75 |
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Monthly sustainers |
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Amount in accounts at beginning of campaign
$17,000 |
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Amount now in checking & savings accounts
$33,000 |
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Separate amount placed on land option $27,000 |
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Letter Highlights |
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Waldron history of preservation: |
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the sub-area plan |
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Land prices rising significantly |
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Younger people struggling to find or maintain a
foothold, yet are at the heart of the community |
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The Land Trust, with preservation and community
in mind, is worth supporting |
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Notes