October 2019 | Washington Commons

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Don't Forget to Mark Your Calendar for our Upcoming Site Tour!

Our team has been working hard to create the best neighborhood design that facilities both privacy and community interaction. We have hosted three design planning workshops with our architects and development consultant, and we held our final one on September 22! We congratulate our entire design team on the outstanding result! 

Thank you to our professional team, Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions, Urban Development + Partners (UD+P) of Portland, Oregon, Mahlum Architects and M F Architects of Portland, Oregon. And to our host communities, Southside Cohousing and Muir Commons for facilitating these amazing workshops!

Stay tuned to see the designs for yourself!

While our architects are putting the finishing details on our designs, we are already thinking about the kind of outdoor environment we want to create. A small committee has been meeting with local landscape architect Josephine McProud to discuss the many possibilities for gardens, vegetation, and trees!

Although our designs are nearly finalized, there is still plenty of opportunity to participate in our community design. If you like the idea of living in a community that you helped create alongside other trustworthy homeowners and friends, now is the time to join Washington Commons!

We are pleased to welcome two new Explorer members to our growing group. Norma and Lonon currently live in the Sacramento area, and signed up as Explorers at the September Site Tour. 

Online Video Conference via ZOOM

Wednesday, October 16, 6:00pm PDT

We’ll share an overview of the project along with the latest updates. To register for the meeting, please email us at [email protected] - Put “Zoom Registration” in the Subject line, and we will send you a link for the meeting.  

Site Tour

Saturday, October 12th, 10:00am

4 ^th & G Streets, West Sacramento

Join us to see our special location, walk along the Sacramento River, and visit a nearby coffee shop.

Community Bridge Workshop

Thursday, October 17th, 6:30pm

Waterfront Boardwalk, Old Sacramento

Join Washington Commons group members as well as the larger Sacramento area community at the third community workshop to review the final bridge design concepts and provide your input.

Come to a site tour. Participate in a Zoom Information Call. Ask questions. Get answers.  Become an Explorer member and dig deeper. Take this opportunity to become involved, participate in our business meetings and our committees (as a non-voting member), get to know the group and see how we work together. You’ll be given an orientation on our budget and legal documents creating a sound foundation for our work ahead. Additionally, you will receive a copy of “ Creating Cohousing” written by our expert consultant Katie McCamant in partnership with Chuck Durrett. Explorer membership is $250. If you become a full member within 3 months the $250 will be deducted from your initial membership investment of $2,000.

If you have been thinking like we have about the importance of community and about the potential of being part of the first cohousing community in West Sacramento – Now is the time to get involved. 

We appreciate you forwarding our newsletter on to friends and family that may have an interest in what we are doing. Word of mouth is very powerful. 

Thank you!

For more information on Washington Commons, please visit our website.

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