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!a <br />they only use contractors that have insurance. In response to a later question, Ms. <br />Fikes stated that the program has a limit of $5,000 per house and can only <br />respond to the most urgent needs. <br />Another member of discussion asked if there had been any thoughts of using co- <br />housing systems that are used in other places such as in Scandinavia. Mr. Sarver <br />replied that some elderly people in Carrboro and Chapel Hill were starting to put <br />together a co-housing project but this is for people who can afford full mortgages, <br />not those with low incomes. <br />center. <br />Someone else asked if there were any group <br />home facilitation available. Ms. Kate Barrett of <br />the Aging Transitions Program, a discussion <br />participant, replied that Charles ,House is <br />thinking about opening a new facility. More <br />information on this can be found at <br />www.second journey.org. Mr. Sarver added <br />that coordinated housing is often able to assist <br />with nutrition services and perhaps a good <br />place for a new facility would be near a senior <br />Ms. Wassel, the moderator, asked how we could help people who can not afford to <br />stay in their own homes. Mr. Chestnut replied that helping people with taxes helps <br />people stay in their own homes. He also stated that education needs to be placed <br />on builders to encourage them to build close to services (for example the Glen <br />Lennox area and areas near Timberlyne Shopping Center). He said that we need to <br />get the word out to increase affordable units. <br />Ms. Wassel then asked how we are going to make sure that when we encourage <br />development, we will be able to provide services. Mr. Chestnut replied that <br />Southern Village represented a good example of services located near housing but <br />that homes in Southern Village are expensive. It is important to develop new <br />housing around an anchor store where residents would be able to shop. He said that <br />he hopes to educate developers on these topics. <br />Another participant in the discussion asked what happened to the sharer home <br />that used to exist in Chapel Hill. The home consisted of a group of people who were <br />Page 9 of 18 <br />