Phased Plan Working Outline

1. Research

a. Plot of land--what vision?

b. City requirements

c. Federal requirements

d. Costs involved

e. Financial Advising

2. Decision Making-

1. a collaborative process given the time it needs

2. Ground rules: aim for consensus, each person has veto power

3. Going forward:

1. Finances

2. Building Types

3. Landscape

4. Schedule

5. Division of labor

a list of some things to do and dream about

Cost

Town Regulations

Builders

2x a Month Zipcar (75$/day) /Train Journey (2.5 hours $20.25/trip) Cost

Solar Panels - Wholesale Solar

Stoltzfus Structures - $25,000

Studio-shed.com is a more modern style and more expensive

Steel Master USA

Well

Electricity

Water Infrastructure - Sinks

Internet

Bottled Water

Fire Pit

Fridge

Compost

Clear Trees

Clivus-Multrum Toilet $24,000

R2 Zoning

Dutchess County is named as the primary location of the Blanding’s Turtle in New York State.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanding%27s_turtle

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/blandingsplan.pdf

Part of the reason why we didn't ultimately go for this property is that it has some protected land for the Blanding's Turtle.

It might have made some sense to think more about this property because Lincoln's spirit animal was the turtle when he was little. But then we thought about snakes and mosquitoes...