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Formed:
1989
Established:
1999
Liberty Village
Libertytown
,
Maryland
,
United States
Website:
www.libertyvillage.com/
Contact:
Liberty Village
9131 Liberty Village Way
Union Bridge, Maryland 21791 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 10/4/2009
Phone:
301-898-8122
inquiries [at] libertyvillage [dot] com

Liberty Village is a rural cohousing community for all ages, accessible to metropolitan Washington and Baltimore. We have 18 homes complete of a planned 38. The county sewer restrictions have now been lifted (June 2009) and 10 duplex lots are now for sale.

The homes are mostly semi-custom duplexes, clustered on 8 of the 23 acres around a green, pedestrian common area. Six of the units, closest to the planned community building, are designed to be handicap/elderly friendly.

The remaining 15 acres are a mix of gardens, a chicken coop, an orchard, fields, woods, and wetlands. We have a 105-acre public park next door with soccer and softball fields, tennis and basketball courts, a children's play area, hiking and biking trails, fields and woods. On another side is a horse farm and, on another, five-acre farmettes.

We are located in rural Maryland, 10 miles from Frederick, and about 50 miles from downtown Washington, DC and Baltimore.

Status: Building has resumed

Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Coho/US
Last Updated:
10/4/2009
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process:
Send email to inquiries@libertyvillage.com.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Building
(building 2nd half of community in 2009)
Area:
23 acres (9.3 hectares)
Number of Units:
38 planned, 18 built
Architect:
Ron Petralito
Developer:
Self developed
Commercial Lender:
Woodsboro Bank
Population
Members:
50
Non-Member Residents:
5
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes (Several Teams)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected (As much as willing and able)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes (Required Community Assoc. dues)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Rural
Land Owners:
The community
No. of Residences:
18 (planned for 38 homes)
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5%
Shared Meals:
1 time/week (Usually 1-2)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual (Community meals accomodate vegetarians)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous (Community meals accomodate vegetarians)
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used (Personal use is private)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used (Personal use is private but virtually zero)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions:
Other (Spiritually acommodating)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
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