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Tamarack Knoll Community
Fairbanks
, Alaska
, United States
Contact:
William Walters
93 Roxie Rd
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 1/21/2010
Email:
williamslwalters [at] hotmail [dot] com
Tamarack Knoll is a rural cohousing community eight miles west of Fairbanks and two miles from the University of Alaska. We have nine resident adults and four children. The individual cabins/small homes are privately owned, and the land, commons building, and improvements are held in common through a nonprofit corporation / condominium legal structure.
We share evening meals, and have a water source at a commons building (shower, bath, washing machine, and communal kitchen). Our community is very rural, though not remote, in the boreal forest. We have gravel driveway access to the commons building, and foot trails to the individual units. We keep about 95 percent of our 80 acres in green space. We are on an extensive network of multiple-use ski and dogsledding trails.
We have some ongoing construction, but the community has been functioning since 2004. A number of us are involved in research through the University of Alaska, Fairbanks; and several of us are in public service. We are active in environmental organizations, conservation, and wilderness preservation. We are very engaged in outdoor and wilderness activities.
Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
3/31/2010
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process:
Visitors may be considered for invitation to dinner by advance arrangement.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Completed
Year Completed:
2004
Area:
80 acres (32.4 hectares)
Number of Units:
6
Square Feet in Common House:
1150
Population
Members:
9
Non-Member Residents:
Open to new members:
No (Community is full, at present.)
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes (Board of Directors)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (Communal cooking & chores)
Join Fee:
Yes (Owner occupied residences)
Regular Fees:
Yes (Monthly common assessments)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Rural
Land Owners:
The community
No. of Residences:
6
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
6-20% (from gardening, participation in community-supported-agriculture, salmon/halibut fishing, hunting.)
Shared Meals:
Nearly all dinners (We share weekday evening meals, prepared by residents on a rotating basis, and occassionally on weekends, as well.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally (We occassionally have wine with dinner.)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used (No resident uses tobacco.)
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