Community Membership

What is a New View “Community Member”?

Community members are non-resident members who may participate fully in most aspects of New View: meals, social events, email, committees, meetings, and use of the common house. Community members may not block consensus in steering committee elections, condo budget decisions or any other matter deemed to be "condo-only" by the steering committee.

Community Member participation includes access to all common areas, including the common house, on the same basis as resident condo members; a community mail cubby; the right to sign up for New View common meals as diners, cooks, and clean-up crew; access to New View email lists; the right to reserve the common house for events in the same way as condo members.

The "Rights and Responsibilities" agreement of New View, and alternative dispute resolution guidelines, apply to Community Membership.

How Do I Become A “Community Member?”

Potential Community Member households must first become Friends of New View for three months. After that period, the household notifies the Steering Committee of its wish to become a Community Member. The Steering Committee will notify the community by e-mail and mailbox that a household has met the eligibility requirements and has applied for Community Member status. Their application for membership will then be discussed for consensus at a subsequent meeting.

What is the Community Membership Fee?

The Finance Committee, with approval by the entire community, sets Community Membership Fees. As of 2005, the annual fee is $600.

How are Community Memberships Suspended?

A household can remove itself from 'Community Member' status at any time by notifying the Steering Committee; any prorated fees will be refunded. The New View community reserves the right to remove households from Community Membership; this would require the consensus of all condo and community members, or a fallback to voting as described in the New View bylaws.