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Forming Formed: 1994 Established: 2006

This page last updated:2/8/2010

Pinnacle Project

Lyme, New Hampshire,

United States

We are creating a multi-age, intentional community one mile from Lyme and 10 miles from Hanover, NH. We are appropriate for singles, couples, and families. Lyme is rural but we are on a paved highway only 10 miles from Dartmouth College and an excellent tertiary care medical center. The community consists of 28 homes: 16 to 18 suites connected to the common house and approximately 10 fourplexes /townhouses. We own 120 acres with waterfront on Post Pond and operate a cabin based hospitality business, Loch Lyme Lodge, (with lodge, barn, and 21 rustic cabins). We are creating an attractive, comfortable, environmentally intelligent community in which one can live, raise a family, welcome guests, and live long into retirement, aging in place.

Our website begins with this paragraph: "Did you ever wish you had a big rambling house on a pond with fruit trees and gardens?...Do you fondly remember your days in college or graduate school and miss the group dinners with stimulating conversation?...Does the idea of living comfortably for less than it costs to live on your own appeal to you? A group of us have had just these ideas. We hoped someday to move to that big house in the country and live there with some of our friends and their families. Now it is happening."

Status: Actively seeking members

Website: http://www.pinnacleproject.info

Contact:

Liz Ryan Cole
70 Orford Rd
Lyme, New Hampshire 03768 United States
Phone: 802-785-4124

Links:

http://www.PinnacleProject.info

http://www.LochLymeLodge.com: Our summer hospitality business

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This page last updated:2/8/2010

Visitors Accepted

(We encourage people to come to events and open houses.)

Visitor Process: Contact Liz Ryan Cole lizryancole@mac.com

Network Affiliations:

Coho/US

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 42 (we don't live there yet) Non-member Residents: 0 (Tier I members may come at any time (and have a summer use credit)) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (elected managers) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (managers are elected from membership)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (coop work on land and in house - approx 4 hours per week) Join Fee: Yes (membership begins with purchase of a Tier I share) Regular Fees: Yes (resident fees cover taxes, insurance, staff, daily common meal, etc)
Land and Buildings Rural (close to educational center with excellent medical center, shops, theatre, etc) Area: 120 acres (48.6 hectares) Land Owned By: The community (LLC structure) Number of Residences: 3 (also existing lodge, barn and rustic cabins with common great house (includes 22 suites to be built) Cohousing: Yes (cohousing with a shared weekly work requirement)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (this may increase) Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners (our goal for Tier III members is one common meal per day (but average of 5 out of 7 per week)) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (We love good local food and are mostly omnivores) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (we always include vegetarian options) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally (Alcohol use is up to individuals) Tobacco Use: Seldom used (we discourage smoking but it is allowed outside)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Educational Style(s): Public schooled (public and private schools are both options)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Own Site

(Common House construction (and renovations to exisiting buildinsg) will reflect resident's needs.)

Year Completed:

1800

(Our Lodge and barn are old. Our common Great house and satillite cluster will be new/green construction.)

Number of Units:

21 cabins now, 26-30 suites to be built in Common House and fourplex/townhouse clusters.

Square Feet in Common House:

26000

(we assume an average of 1000 sq ft per suite plus 8000 sq ft of public space)

Architect:

Stu White

Developer:

self developed

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