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INDEX

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Child Rearing

 

Power

 

Education

 

Roads & Walks

 

Fire Protection

 

Sanitation

 

Folklore Library

 

 

 

Food

 

Security

Health Benefits

 

Spirituality

 

Library

Transportation

 

Population

Water & Sewage

 

 

 

Child Rearing     &nb= sp;            =           

                        

1)  =     Choices:<= /span>    Ideally, the co-op will attr= act a diversity of people with varying values.  It may be a challenge to accommodate differences in parenting ideals, which vary widely and are high= ly emotionally-charged.  Balance between communal decisions and personal family decisions will be the key.

 

2)  = ;    Birthing:   Birth options include birthing at home in individual living spac= es, using some part of the health building as a birth center if a midwife is available to the community, or using the nearest hospital in town.  Various people will have different needs based on their level of comfort, t= heir health, and the complications of their pregnancy.  Every mother and fa= mily should feel comfortable to choose whatever kind of birth they are most comfortable with, whether at home, birth-center, or hospital birth.  Planned, unattended births (with no licensed midwife or doctor present) can= be a disaster waiting to happen, although there are many mothers, especially t= hose who have already birthed multiple children, who advocate for it very strongly.  The community would have to decide whether it would be okay= to allow unattended births.  The Coalition for Improving Maternity Servic= es has a “Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative” that sums up the = best attitudes toward mother-care that I’ve seen.

 

3)  =     Feeding:

 

a) =      Breastfeeding:  Breastfeeding is best for the health of mom and baby, and mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed for = at least one year and exclusively for at least 6 months. It would be important= to have a certified lactation consultant living in the village.  Visits t= o a lactation consultant out in town would be uncomfortable for a new family and probably more cost-prohibitive than certifying a member.  Breastfeedin= g, of course, will save the community money - about $1,300 per infant per year.  This figure is for the first year of life, after which milk/for= mula becomes less and less a part of the child’s diet.  See http://www.kellymom.com/bf/start/prepare/bfcostbenefits.html#table1

 

b) =      Supplementing Breastfeeding:  There is a small minority of wo= men who cannot produce enough milk, so supplementation either with other women’s expressed breastmilk or with formula would be options.=

 

c) =      Solid Foods: Solid foods could be processed in the cluster dining halls, or individually by families.

 

4) &nbs= p;    Diapering= :   Members/residents with infants should be strongly encouraged and enthusiastically supported to use cloth diapers.  They are not the same frumpy mess with pins that t= hey used to be.  Today’s cloth diapers can be put on and taken off in one piece with velcro just like a disposable (or snaps), come in a variety = of colors and prints, and would be a better choice for the whole community in terms of economy, environmental concerns, and the health of the baby. =

 

a) =      Washing of diapers can b= e done either by the family in their cluster’s washing facilities (this is perfectly sanitary, as long as the water outflow from the facility doesn’t feed edible plants or into a gray water system) or diapers ca= n be collected every few days from each home’s diaper pails and washed diaper-service-style in a laundry facility that has the sewage-treatment capability.  If diapers are to be collected together and washed, there should be a way to identify one child’s diapers from another’s.=

 

b) =      Each family may want to = use a different system, and it’s entirely possible given the variety of opt= ions -- so there would have to be some way to keep each family’s diaper separate.  Another option is having everyone use the same kind of diap= ers, but having each family’s diapers sewn with a different color or pattern.  The sewing shop in one of the workshops could easily be used= to sew the village’s diapers.  I sew diapers for my son, and could bring my patterns and machines.  A diaper-sewing business could be ano= ther good source of income for the village, especially if there is a whole team = of people sewing diapers.

 

 

5)      Sewing:   Other items to be sewn by the community inclu= de slings of all styles, baby clothes, blankets, bedding, etc.

 

6) &nbs= p;    Car Seats= :   Local car seat safety technicians can be foun= d at this link: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/contacts/  Whatever person or group is maintaining the cars and checking them out to residents (once the community has pared down the number of owned cars) shou= ld also have this certification and be able to assign the correct seat for each child’s age and weight.  Alternatively, parents could each have their own seat stored in the auto garage which would be installed as needed.  One car should always be available and equipped with a car se= at for any age infant and toddler (maybe one rear-facing and one front-facing)= in case of emergency.

 

7) &nbs= p;    Childcare and schooling:

 

a)      Maternity Leave:   This is an important iss= ue, because mothers will have had obligations to the community (such as being t= he electrical engineer or grocery purchaser).  The community would have to decide on how much maternity leave to allow for, and I suggest it should be generous.  The six weeks traditionally assigned in the market economy = is a joke.  A bare minimum of two weeks before the due date and 3 months af= ter would provide families with a better quality of life.  Some countries provide 2 years.  Maybe the WHO has guidelines on this?

 

b)      3 Months to 4 Year= s:  Childcare for infants and todd= lers (as defined on the website: Under 4) should not be limited to simply “babysitting,” but should include space for parents and familie= s to play together and with other families rather than just dropping kids off.&n= bsp; Also in those facilities there should be comfortable space for mothers to c= ome breastfeed their children while they are taking a break from their jobs.

 

c)      4 Years and Up:   Parents may have wildly different values as relates to this, and the village would be prepared to support both traditional schooling (in a style such as Waldorf or Montessori) in the central classroom and home schooling.  O= lder students may apprentice with the trades-folk of the village or in town, or dual-enroll at the local junior college or university.

 

8)  = ;    Outdoors:   Playgrounds, trees, footpaths, swings, and tree-houses come to mind.  Also, fences around the whole complex or just the kids’ areas.  A very beautiful common building would instill a sense of community, nostalgi= a, and aesthetics for small people to identify with their home “town.= 221;

 

9) = ;     Certifications and Endorsements:   To focus and communicate our intentions, it w= ould be nice to be aligned with other folks who have children’s needs in m= ind, and perhaps to link to their websites or endorse their ideals, and in turn = be linked and endorsed by them. Building on the work of like-minded organizati= ons eliminates the need for us to start from scratch.  Two that I can thin= k of right now are the children’s entertainer Raffi Cavoukian’s R= 20;A Covenant for Honoring Children” (http://www.raffinews.com/?q= =3Dnode/17) and The Child-Friendly Initiative= 217;s mission  (htt= p://www.childfriendly.org/who/vision.html). The CFI has a  program for starting a local chapter, and this could be= an option for the village, too.  Also, the above mentioned Coalition for Improving Maternity Services’ “Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative.”  

 

Back to Index

         &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         Written by:    Jennifer Chendea

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Communications= <= o:p>

The communications hardware system must do the follo= wing:

 

1. Link 250 houses, 40 commercial buildings.

2. Provide Intra village phone service with outside lines available.

3. Network computers at each location.

4. Allow each computer access to the internet.

5. Monitor well systems and equipment (SCADA / PLC’s)

6. In-House TV Station with capability to:

 

 

· Provide cable service to all homes at great= ly reduced rates.
· Broadcast live conference meetings from 4 intra village location= s.

 

7. Hand held walkie-talkies with a range of 2 miles and costing about = $35 each could be used within the village. These sets have about 26 channels,= so your last name would determine the channel you are on.

 

 

 

Education =  =          =             &nb= sp; 

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;                   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    

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 Post High School Costs: 

Education costs would be much less than in conventional society because in a cashless cooperative environment state education requirements through licensing would not apply. Thus some classes could be taught by the community, some being taken at college, and some could be avo= ided completely. Each student would be free to choose because the knowledge woul= d be desired more than the certificate.

This would facilitate the changing of careers during a lifetime. If one tired of being a refrigerator repairman, she would simply = have to train another to perform those duties and then would be free to study whatever she desired for her new life, be it vocational or higher academic studies. This would certainly take the pressure off young persons to hurrie= dly choose a lifelong career path costing their parents a hundred thousand doll= ars in the process.

Training for some jobs might be provided through on the job training received from those already skilled. It might also require some additional classroom time, in the village and/or at a local vocational scho= ol, with the costs born by the village.=   Because members might not s= ell their trained services outside the Village, typical certifications might no= t be required.  With this in mind many requirements could be ignored, such as a plumber having to take a general education class in order to obtain certification. <= br style=3D'mso-special-character:line-break'>

= 1)      Post high school (within village)

 a)  &nbs= p;   It should offer= a lifetime of learning to all residents.  It would afford each indivi= dual opportunity to recreate (re-create as well as <= b>recreat-ion) themselves as life pro= gresses, allowing each to expand their horizons as they choose.  The majority of the learning would be a direct benefit to the vil= lage as a whole.  Some of it would be of bene= fit to that resident only.  But always the learning wou= ld expand the village as each grows and is happiest discovering themselves.  We acknowledge that a person is ever growing and evolving, learning about the world and oneself, and the village provides the unique opportunity to get off the market-economy treadmill and pursue the many twi= sts and turns of a lifelong education.  For example, someone working in the community as a plumber for 7 years may find him or herself gravitating towa= rd a role as a personal counselor, and should be encouraged

<= b>2)      Post-High School (breaking away)

a)&n= bsp;     It should allow for formal higher education so that young people will have the opportunity to go out into the market economy in order to pursue a= ny life they choose, and to share what they have learned about sustainable cooperative living.

3)      High School

a)&n= bsp;       GED

4)      Middle and Elementary School

5)      Preschool

6)      Teachers

a)&n= bsp;     Degreed teachers (possible state certified) could be available to:

(1)&= nbsp;  Assist with lesson plans

(2)&= nbsp;  Assist with presentation methods

(3)&= nbsp;  Diagnose and work with learning disabled

(4)&= nbsp;  Motivate

(5)&= nbsp;  Push paper to the state

(6)&= nbsp;  Monitor class activity

(7)&= nbsp;  Utilize testing methods

(8)&= nbsp;  Train and supervise instructors

 

b)&n= bsp;     Course Instructors could:

(1)&= nbsp;  Teach areas they are knowledgeable in

(2)&= nbsp;  Continue mentoring students expressing great interest in that subjec= t

(3)&= nbsp;  Teach areas like automotive, math, plumbing, science, family plannin= g, etc.

           &n= bsp;          c)      Other:

i)&nb= sp;       A teacher or other adult would remain in the classroom with instruct= ors until a certain grade.

      This would provide a pla= ce for parents to be involved and ease the transition for younger students to a new environment

ii)&n= bsp;      This could tie  into the apprenticeship program for those stude= nts wanting to go into the trades of the village

 

7)      Subjects Covered:

a)  Usual subjects, English, science, math, social studies, etc.

b)&nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;      Foreign language, as knowledgeable instructors are available

         c)&nbs= p;  Life skills such as nonviolent communication

           &n= bsp;            = ;     d)  Health education, including sex, birth, and family planning with s= mall groups of students of the same age and gender

 

8)      Structure:

a)  All year or summers off?  One subject at a time for 6 weeks each, or individual classes throughout the day?  The education advisor and committee will have to decide and remain flexible to parent, student, and teacher needs.

b)   Affiliate with or follow some kind of established program such as waldorf or Montesso= ri?

9)&nb= sp;     Scouts, Clubs, etc. – could the village have its= own chapter? How much do we want to go out of our way to foster group activities with people out in town?

 10)  Alternative Classes

 

1.<= /span>      A school for our children, preferably Waldorf s= chool, possibly Montessori-style.  Waldorf schools produce creative, intellig= ent children with broad interests and skills.  They have a balance between creative and academic work, and focus on arts, spirituality, and social ski= lls, in addition to the usual academic subjects.  They learn several musical instruments and foreign languages from age 7, and are much sought after by universities as amazing, broadly developed individuals.  Montessori sc= hool focuses on letting the student learn on his own initiative.

 

2.<= /span>      A school for our adolescents, preferably Waldorf High School.

 

3.<= /span>      A technical school for adults, which could share classes and facilities with the High School.

 

4.<= /span>      A Mystery School, for exploring the secrets of = all of the various religions and traditions throughout history.  Included wou= ld be:

a.<= /span>      Comparative Religions

b.<= /span>      Meditation

c.<= /span>      Yoga

d.<= /span>      Eastern Mysticism (Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist)

e.<= /span>      Western Mythology (Roman, Greek, Norse, Jewish, Moslem, Christian, Druid, Pagan)

f.<= /span>        Western Mysticism (Theosophy, Rosicrucians, Cat= hars, Bogomils, Grail myth, Gnosticism, Sufis and Assassins, Christian Mystics (S= t Francis, St Theresa, St. Hildegard, etc), Meister Eckhart, Emerson, Swedenborg, New Thought movement.

g.<= /span>      Native American and South American Spirituality, including shamanism.

h.<= /span>      Entheogens

i.<= /span>        Alchemy

j.<= /span>         = Sacred Geometry, including Feng Shui.

k.<= /span>      Practical Magic, including: The science of pray= er; Findhorn Gardening; Biodynamic gardening; Manifesting.

l.<= /span>         = Energy healing.  Incl Reiki, Reconnective Healing, Qi Gong, Dream Healing

 

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Fire Protection <= o:p>

 

Home & Building Level:

 

 

1. All wiring could be sized one size heavier than required by code. i= .e.: #10 wire (thicker) used in place of #12 wire. Nothing smaller that #12 wi= re would be used. All of this would give more fire protection from circuit overload.

2. All wire placed in electrical PVC conduit giving more protection from fires caused by lightening.

3. Range hoods would contain automatic chemical fire extinguishers.

4. Washers and dryers would be housed in separate laundry buildings.

5. Most interiors would be sheetrock yielding more fireproofing.>Exter= iors of cement board or metal would be more fireproof .

6. Fire alarms could be monitored by computer system as well as outside h= orn to notify the cluster.

7. All buildings would have large portable fire extinguishers.

8. Metal roofs would reduce wild fire damage greatly.

9. A minimum of 50 feet from the heavily wooded areas would be maintained= as a fire break

 

 

Fire Department:

 

 

1 First responders would be trained as firefighters until arrival of county fire department.

2. Security would monitor and respond to all fire alarms.

3. Well adapters would be on hand so that a volunteer fire department cou= ld refill its tanker trucks from wells and cisterns on site.

4. Fire hydrants could be installed using 500 psi diesel fire pump locate= d at ponds, manifold plumbed to 3 hydrants at each cluster. Each hydrant might have 250 feet of 1 ½ inch hose with a select flow nozzle.

5. Each cluster might have 2 short term breathing apparatuses.

6. A small first responder fire truck could be equipped and on site.

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Folklore Library=

 

Under Construc= tion

Water:

      Downloadable Rainwate= r PDF files:     http://ww= w.health.vic.gov.au/environment/water/tanks.htm

Food:

        Emergency Food Rations & Storage

Emergency P= reparedness

 

Books Currently Being Read:

           All= New Square Foot Gardening
            &nb= sp; By: Mel Bartholomew

The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It   
   By: John Seymour

Gardening When It Counts
   By: Steve Solomon

Root Cellaring - Natuarl cold storage of fruits and vegetables    By: Mike & Nancy Bubel

Five Acres and Independe= nce - A handbook for small farm management
   bY: M. G. Kains

Seed To Seed - Seed saving and growing techniquesfor vegetable gardners
   By: Suzanne Ashworth

The Encyclopedia of Country Living  
   By: Carla Emery

Living On An Acre
            = ;By: U.S. Dept of Agriculture

Story's Basic Country Skills  
    By: John & Martha Story

Handy Farm Devices
            = ;By: Rolfe Cobleigh

Emergency Food Storage and Survival
    By: Peggy Layton

Chrisis Preparedness Handbook 
     By: Jack Spigarelli

Story's Guide to Raising Chickens
    By: GAil Damerow

Story's Guide to Raising Rabbits
    By: Bob Bennett

Barnyard In Your Backyard
            = ;By: Gail Demarow

The New Healing Herbs
    By: Michael Castleman

Natural Healing with Herbs
  By: Humbert Santillo    

The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and CookBook
   By: Albert Bates

The Humanmanure Handbook

Taking Charge of Your Fertility
   By: Toni Weschler

How To Grow More Vegetables

 

 

 

 

Food =


    

Food Raising:

 

 

1. Up to 600 acres might be available for food growing.

2. Homes would be landscaped with edible plants (permaculture) and small gardens drip or hand irrigated from house gray water.

3. Cottage Industry:  Each home will produce eno= ugh food to feed its inhabitants for the entire year. This is easily doable by using the Square Foot Gardening method. The only labor required to do thi= s is daily watering and harvesting. These small gardens will be located alongs= ide each house.               See Cottage Industry

3. Possibly contract with a local farmer to purchase organically grown fo= ods not raised by the village.

4. Possibly lease a field and provide the labor to work it.

5. Visit U-Pick farms during season.

6. Clusters would use food scraps to make compost.

 

Food Storage:

 

 

1. Most residents could be available at harvest for picking.

2. Harvested food could be canned in jars or frozen. This would be absent most preservatives in foods currently purchased.

3. A walk-in freezer would have a moveable wall for efficiency. Frozen fo= ods would be consumed first then jarred foods.

 

Food Savings:

 

 

All of the above might bring our food costs down to about 20% of what = we are experiencing now.

 

 

<= b>FIRST  YEAR  FEEDING

 

The first year feeding might be as follows:

 

&m= iddot;        Assumption would be that the farm would not be operational until the second year.  This would allow all residents to focus on construction.

 

&m= iddot;        Food purchases (for all food) would be made from Sam’s Wholesale, U.S. Foo= ds, Sysco’s, all being food wholesalers, as well as local markets.  =

 

&m= iddot;        All meals would be prepared in Cluster Meeting Halls, feeding 33 persons, until three Clusters are completed.  Then meals could be served by that neighborhood Dining Hall serving 100 residents.

 

&m= iddot;        It is understood that a portion of meals might be specialty meals consisting of b= aby food, low sodium, vegetarian, etc.

 

&m= iddot;        To begin with, 60% of meals would contain meat.  This can be changed as residents wish.

 

&m= iddot;        Lunches and dinners will always have salads and fruit available.

 

&m= iddot;        Suggested dinners listed below are designed for preparation in Cluster Meeting Halls, with limited cooking facilities:

 

 

 

 

DINNERS

 

 

 

 

 

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Sat

Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 1

Tuna Noodle Casserole =

Tacos

Veggies & Rice

Hamburgers

Meatless Spaghetti

Turkey Gumbo

Baked Chicken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 2

Fish

Beef Stew

Meatless Tacos

Spaghetti w Meat

Veggies,  Rice & Cor= nbread

Hot Dogs

Fried / Grilled Chicken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 3

Seafood Pasta

Red Beans & Rice <= /p>

Veggies & Rice

Hamburger Steak

Tuna Noodle Casserole =

Irish Stew

Spaghetti w Meat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4

Eggplant with Toasted Rice

Hamburgers

Dumplings

Turkey Gumbo

Veggies & Rice

Baked Chicken

Hamburger Steak

 

&m= iddot;        Food costs the first year should be no more that $4.00 per person daily.  T= his equates to $1.00 breakfast; $1.00 Lunch; $1.50 Dinner; $.50 Snacks.

 

&m= iddot;        Special Considerations while feeding out of Cluster Meeting Halls:

  ·        Numerous dedicated circuits will be required throughout the kitchen area as well as = one office for additional temporary refrigerator and freezer.

&= middot;        Additional temporary pantry space will be required.

&= middot;        Refrigerators should have double doors without freezer compartment.

&= middot;        Ranges should be equipped with four large burners.

  ·        Some cooking could be done in homes and delivered to the Meeting Hall.

 

 

= HEALTH&nbs= p; BENEFITS

     &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          How We Can Insure Residents?

It must be understood that there will be a drastic difference in health benefi= ts between the first year and twenty years after startup.  This is becaus= e of the hopeful increased health of the population, the size of the populations, the changing age of the population, the number of residents drawing outside health benefits, as well as our government’s involvement in Medicare, Medicaid and health coverage.

 Health benefits during the third year of operation might be as follows

 Pre-existing Coverage:<= /a>

Those persons currently covered by health benefits under entitlements such as retirement benefits, Medicare, etc. would keep their coverage.  This g= roup might be as high as 25% of the overall population.

Village Coverage: &n= bsp;            = ;            top

 A group catastrophic health policy could be purchased covering those not owning  entitlement health coverage.  For example, a group health insurance policy with a $50,000 deductible, covering up to $3,000,000 per person, has been available through Lloyd’s of London.

The Village may join with other groups in creating an alternative to health insurance, to cover the costs up to $50,000.  Th= is system is not an insurance company, and does not guarantee the payment of a= ny debts.  It is, however, the full intention of the Village and the memb= ers of the health payment system, to meet the members health costs every month.=

Medical costs will be initially reduced by joining a medi= cal discount group, such as Care Entrée www.careentree.com or USA Benefits.  Costing only $40 -70 monthly per family, these groups contract with PPOs so that provider costs are reduced to the rates availabl= e to large third party payers.  The requirement to pay full hospital and ot= her provider charges is thus avoided, and the health care costs incurred by the members will be subsequently significantly reduced..  There will be no exclusions from this discount membership for pre-existing conditions, elect= ive procedures, or preventative care services.  Members have the freedom to choose any health care they wish, and pay the reduced rate.

The health benefits plan will preferentially pay for alternative and complementary care which has been found to be less expensiv= e, more effective, and safer than standard medical care.  For example, ho= me birth with a midwife for normal pregnancy meets these conditions.  Mem= bers electively choosing hospital birth will be reimbursed at the rate for a home birth with midwife.  They will be responsible for the difference in costs.  Still, their hospital and obstetric costs will be reduced by u= p to 40% or more, due to the participation in the discount group and its PPO contracts.

Members anticipating procedures or courses of treatment w= hich have a reasonable and effective alternative will be required to consult wit= h a plan provider about the alternatives before the elective procedure is pre-authorized.  For example, a member with chronic sinus problems, who has been advised by his ENT to have sinus surgery, will be given the opport= unity to learn about homeopathy, herbal treatments, and autoimmune desensitization (Allergostop) before being pre-approved to undergo the surgery.  In ot= her self-insurance plans, just having a consultation with a knowledgeable alternative physician available markedly reduces medical and drug costs overall.

Each member or family will have a deductible of $100 to $= 250 per member, per illness, depending on the type of participation they choose.  This deduction helps to put the responsibility for health care back onto the individual or family.  In this way, the current problem = of entitlement, or expectation that someone else will remove one from all responsibility, will be reduced.  Once the members had learned to acce= pt responsibility for their own health, and for each other, the full amount mi= ght be paid by the Village. 

The necessary (non-frivolous or non-cosmetic) medical cos= ts which are incurred by each member are then shared among the members on a subscription basis.  For example, a $2,000 MRI scan might be paid for = by the monthly subscription of 20 members paying $100 each.  Subscription fees will be such that 10% of the subscription fees will go into an escrow account.  In this way, a buffer of money is gradually accumulated, and maintained in escrow for the members, to cover catastrophic needs which cau= se an unforeseen demand on the monthly subscription contribution.

In the event that one month’s subscription funds are sufficient to pay only a percentage of that month’s unusually high incurred costs, and money held in escrow is insufficient to cover the cost overrun, then each need will be funded only to that same percentage.  = For example, if subscription funding covers only 85% of the total needs that mo= nth, then only 85% of each need will be reimbursed.  If subsequent months h= ave a surplus, this could be applied to the previous month’s deficit.&nbs= p; In the event that costs consistently and significantly surpass monthly subscription income, monthly subscription rates will be increased.  In= the event that subscription income consistently surpasses needs, then subscript= ion rates will be decreased. 

Contract will be made with an internal or outside health facility to provide preventative health care and health education. This care will be paid for by the membership.  Ideally, each village or group of villages will have its own medical clinic, providing standard and alternati= ve health care, homeopathy, nutritional supplements, and other treatment modalities.

Mini-medical insurance plans may be incorporated into thi= s system of benefits, which would provide a base line of insurance coverage at a hig= her deductible

 A Pre-Existi= ng Medical Condition clause may be required to protect the Village from being overburdened by current catastrophic conditions.  This clause would pr= obably be required by the catastrophic insurance provider, but might apply to the Village self insurance as well. As the Village grows in size, and shares ri= sk with other similar villages, this requirement will probably be dropped.&nbs= p;

In the event of a pre-existing condition, that person cou= ld still obtain medical assistance but at the expense of the medical industry = as an indigent.  The Village would still be in a position to give other support. 

 Self insuran= ce benefits might change from year to year based upon budget constraints. Administration of this plan will initially be with an out= side third party administrator, but could be assumed by the Village as they are trained.  The Village would maintain insurance clerks, advisors, actuaries, budget analysts, medical advisors and others necessary to provid= e a viable health maintenance plan.   Medical policy would be managed by t= he “How Do We Vitalize Ourselves” focus group.

A separate non-profit corporation would administer the se= lf insurance coverage, thus insulating the land and buildings from risk.

 

 All Residents:        &n= bsp;            = ;        top

Preventative maintenance systems would be maintained by = the Village and available to all its residents, keeping in mind that 80% of med= ical problems are stress related. 

These systems might include:

     =             &nb= sp;            Dieticians     &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       Exercise equipment and trainers.

Active sports    =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    Massage therapists

Yoga and Meditation        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;                Medical Aids

Hypnotherapy    &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            Homeopathy

Nurses to assist with research and ad= vise when a doctor is needed.

Advise and help with alternative heal= ing.

Free vitamins and supplements.

Family planning and contraceptives.

Maternity Assistants, including Midwi= fe, Labor Doula,
 Lactation Consultant, Fertility & Maternity Counselor

 = ;Entitlement Advisor (expert on outside systems that can assist you)

Substa= nce Abuse Addiction help

 

 

 

= Library

 

Library:

 

 

1. House books belonging to residents that would be available for checkout.

2. House books belonging to residents in a closed stack available to other residents only upon approval of owner.

3. House VCRs, CDs and other media available for checkout.

4. House reference materials such as encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, statutes, etc.

5. House job training manuals.

6. House certain magazine and newspaper subscriptions.

7. Run a daily shuttle service to county library for items ordered on-lin= e. Residents would have to be members of that library as well, enabling them= to check out books there and use their computer data bases and research materials on-line from their homes.

8. Provide story-time programs for children.

9. Provide book discussion groups.

10. Provide computers for research as well as research assistants.

11. Library might be incorporated separately in order to get grants, soft= ware and assistance from other libraries.

12. House a large classroom for training. As the library grows, this space could be used for expansion after a new classroom is built elsewhere.

13. Media Center – house computers, internet access, faxes, VCR’s, DVD’s, printers and copiers th= at are used to facilitate information gathering and learning.

 

 

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Projected  Population  Demographics

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T= otal Population by Age

By Uni= t

 

U= nder 5

5= to 13

1= 4 to 17

1= 8 to 44

4= 5 to 64

6= 5 to 85

8= 5+

Tot= al

 =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Villag= e

 

28

51

24

161

110

66

10

450

Neighb= orhood

 

6.3

11.4

5.4

35.8

24.4

14.6

2.2

100

Cluste= r

 

1.9

3.4

1.6

10.7

7.3

4.4

0.7

30

 =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P= opulation of Children

B= y Unit

 

U= nder 5

5= to 13

1= 4 to 17

1= 8 to 24

 =

 

 

 

 

 

Villag= e

 

28

51

24

40

Neighb= orhood

 

6.3

11.4

5.4

8.9

Cluste= r

 

1.9

3.4

1.6

2.7

NOTE:   All demographics based on current Florida demographics.

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Power

 

Currently solar electric systems are only cost affec= tive if unused power is stored on the utility company’s electric grid system. This is known as nega-watts where the utility buys your unused po= wer and sells it back to you when needed. Otherwise expensive batteries, rela= ys and converters are required to store energy for night usage. Only 50% of = the states have legislation requiring utilities to have a nega-watt system. It appears that this section of Florida does have such a system. Therefore, the following is recommended:

Construct small homes and trades buildings as energy efficient as possible reducing the energy demand by:

 

 


1. Use energy efficient appliances and florescent lighting. 2. Super insulate.

3. Use skylights..

4. Make ample use of awnings and white roofs.

5. Place all buildings running east to west to passively manage the sunli= ght impact..

6. Wire the buildings in anticipation of installing solar systems later as the prices drop..

7. Install solar water heating which is cost effective..

8. Install solar floor radiant heating

 

Sidewalk lighting would be solar as much as possible.

 

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Roads & Walks

 

Roads & Walks:

 

 

1. Twenty percent of the main parking lot would be paved with the remainder being gravel.

2. Roads leading to each cluster might be gravel. Later these gravel roads might be paved.

3. Paving might be accomplished by using pulverized concrete or oyster shells. Poured concrete or bricks may also be a way of paving.

4. Concrete sidewalks would run parallel to each gravel road. Every few hundred feet pavers would be installed in the sidewalk so that underground utilities might later be easily run under the sidewalk.

5. The inner circle road in each cluster would be paved so that children could play on it.

6. Jogging & walking paths might be tamped earth covered with roll-roofing.

 

 

= Sanitation= =

 

Collection cans in each cluster marked as fo= llows:

 

 

Green: Compost scraps. All biological waste can be used, including food and meat scraps, paper, soiled diapers, tampons, bandages, grass clipping= s, saw dust, human manure and animal manure, etc.  Note that the compost piles need not be turned and will age an additional year to kill all pathogens.

          See: The Humanure Handbook         Web Site

Purple: Recyclables such as trash, plastic, metal, glass, etc. Some sorti= ng could be done in the cluster.

Red: Unuseable garbage such as chemicals, oil etc.

 

 

Collection Method:

 

 

Green: Emptied by cluster residents into their own compost piles.

Purple: Collected and later sorted and reused by the sanitation focus gro= up.

Red : Collected and emptied into large commercial dumpster at outskirt of village to be removed by commercial carrier.

 

 

 

Security

 

 

1. Only identified autos would be allowed to enter past the parking lo= t.

2. Visitors must enter and leave through the Visitor Center and sign in. Security would then notify the sponsoring party of their arrival.

3. 80% of the parking lot would be locked from 10:00 PM until 5:30 AM dai= ly. Access to this area during lockdown would be gained through the Visitor Center only.

4. 20% of the parking lot would be unlocked for late arrivals. After 10:0= 0 PM all persons must enter & leave through the Visitor Center.

5. Security cameras could be placed in the 20% unlocked parking lot area = with entrance alarms to notify security of lot activity at night.

 

 

 

Spirituality <= /a>

 

General:

 

 

It is recognized that spirituality is an individual process and that t= here are a million possible faces of God, including the belief of no God.  The intent of the Village is to somewhat mirror the local demographics in order to maintain diversity and it is also the intent to not tolerate any type of discrimination in the Village.

Accordingly, a Chapel will be available for use by all groups that cho= ose to do so.  The Village will help to coordinate its use by outside religious organizations.  Transportation will be arranged for those wishing to attend religious services outside the Village.

The focus group “How Do We Bring Forth Inner Wisdom” will be charged with making resources available for self discovery.  Although this may no= t be considered spiritual per se, this same focus group will also promote vari= ous forms of meditation and yoga.  By assisting the resident to calm the= mselves and providing more leisure time than that available in our current cultur= e, each resident will be in a better position to explore their own spirituality. 

 

 

Exceptions:

 

 

A cluster might be reserved for like minded individuals as long as the= re are enough applicants available to fill it timely.  Exception would = have to be made by non-believing household members however.

Also, other than the first Village (too difficult) an entire Village c= ould be reserved for like minded residents. It would probably be best if = that Village were financed by that particular religious organization, however.=

 

 

 

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Internal:

 

 

1. Fleet of electric carts, bicycles and wagons prov= ided. Special consideration will be given to mothers of young children.

2. A shuttle bus might make rounds every half hour especially during bad weather. More rounds could be made for school children to get them to the county school bus stop.

3. Transportation Dept. could be contacted for shuttle service for those = in need.

4. Mail service and other deliveries would be made to the Visitor Center and distributed from there, keeping delivery vehicles out of the village = as much as possible.

5. The goal is to free up the roads as much as possible for pedestrian traffic and for children to play in.

6. Cars will be allowed to be parked in cluster areas on an as-needed bas= is.
Priority will be given to mothers of young children and those working out= side the village.

 


External:

 

 

1. All autos would have access to homes to unload large items.

2. Some autos would be parked in a cluster on an as needed basis, such as someone who works off village, physically impaired persons who continually must visit the doctor, etc.

3. All other autos, boats and RVs not being used would be stored in the m= ain parking lot and locked up at nights.

4. A fleet of autos and trucks would be owned and maintained by the villa= ge and available to residents when needed. Reservations could be done online= . A shuttle service might be called to deliver the resident to the parking lo= t.

5. Professional shoppers make daily runs to the city and could be used to= run some personal errands.

6. Medical appointments could be made by the Health Dept. Coordinator who would also insure that a car and driver would be available if needed.

7. Supplies of child seats would be maintained and installed as cars are reserved.

 

 

 

 

 

Water & Sewage

 

Drinking Water:

 

Recognizing that Florida= expects to double in population in the next five years and that drinking water is becoming more expensive to supply, the following is recommended:=

 

 

Homes:

 

 

 

Cisterns collecting rainwater, filtered and treated.=
Clusters would have wells as back-up and to supply water under pressure needs. These faucets would be painted blue.

 

 

Larger Buildings:

 

 

 

Wells that might be monitored by computer (SCADA sys= tem) and safety person.

 

Grey Water:

 

Water from all sources except toilets would be collected and used for irrigation of edible plants.
These faucets would be painted with red stripes.

 

Sewage:

 

Homes: Composting toilets maintained by the Village sanitation dept. <= /p>

Use of Composting toilets or sawdust toilets would reduce the need for= 50% of the average domestic water demand. They would also negate the need for= the use of fertilizer in the gardens by using a two year composting method. <= /p>

 Larger Buildings:   <= /span>Septic Tanks

Campground:       &nbs= p;   Septic Tanks

 

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