8 - Friday, November 29, 1991 - North Shore News

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Housing co-ops build
strong community ties

Dear Editor:

{f housing co-ops are a *‘bad
influence on society’? as Mr.
Charleton claims in your Nov. 8
cover story, then so are stability,
pride of ownership, and com-
munity.

It appears that there are many
misconceptions about the nature
of co-ops, and off-the-wall com-
ments like ‘‘why don’t we go out
and just get a major prison built’’
are indications that some people
have preposterous notions about
co-ops ~- or maybe just a hidden
agenda.

For the record, co-op com-
munities are comprised of 70%
residents who pay market rents,
and 30% who pay rent geared to
income. Socially, members repre-
sent a mix of families.

Co-op members are typically
people who volunteer on school
committees, form Neighborhood
Watch, Block Parent and recycl-
ing programs, and work to main-
tain and improve quality of life in
and around their development.

And co-ops have the right to ter-
minate the membership of anyone
who does not comply with the
rules or who becomes a nuisance
neighbor.

Co-ops interview and screen all
prospective members and generally
attract people who feel strongly
about community. And because
co-op members work together,
they build a strong community
within the development; an at-
tribute sadly lacking in our urban
environment.

At the moment, it seems that
the proposed development is the
scapegoat for teen social problems
and overcrowded schools in a
community that is experiencing
and concerned about growth.

Speaking on behalf of the pro-
posed co-op, we would prefer to
work with the community on these
issues and become part of the
solution, rather than be targeted
as the problem.

Karen Haddigan
Inner City Housing Society
Vancouver

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