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Hope Horton and Katy Ansardi of Hart's Mill Village made a PowerPoint presentation. Hope Horton began by thanking the BOCC and reviewing the following slides: Hart's Mill Village and Farm Presentation to the Orange County Board of Commissioners May 26, 2015 Who We Are • Local Triangle residents • Singles, couples and families of all ages • Professionals in education, business, health, technology, farming, city planning, and the arts living independent and modern lives • Our desire is to create an old-fashioned neighborhood where people actually know each other and do things together This is Our Future Home • We are creating Hart's Mill for ourselves; we are not commercial developers • Currently we have about 45 members • We have a very personal long-term interest in creating a livable community • We want to be good neighbors Our Model Hart's Mill is being designed and organized in a way that is different from a conventional residential development, as distinguished by our: • Guiding principles • Legal structures • Governance method • Site plan design • Guiding Principles Social: create a diverse and collaborative community Environmental: restore and protect ecosystems Economic: adopt simpler, less expensive lifestyles and enable income-generating activities Service: become a model for others through example, education, and outreach Katy Ansardi continued the PowerPoint presentation: • Legal Structures • Undivided ownership of all land & common facilities • Active management by the community association • At least 80% of homes will be owner occupied • Common ownership of up to 20% of homes for transition housing • Farm/forest operating agreements closely managed by the association • Conservation &/or farm preservation easements • Dynamic Self Governance Hope Horton resumed the PowerPoint presentation: • Developed in a business context to promote transparency, equivalence and efficiency • Increasingly being applied in cohousing communities