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FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT: GENERAL MEETING BY ZOOM ON 15TH MAY 2024, 7PM, OF ECOVILLAGE FINDHORN COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETY (EF) - FOR MEMBERS TO DECIDE ON WHETHER TO TAKE UP THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION TRUST'S OPTIONS OFFER ON PART 2 and 3 AND MOVE TO PURCHASE IN FULL ON PART 1.

 

Dear friends,

 

After the excitement of last Wednesday 24th's general meeting to present the Foundation's offer to the community, and taking our cue from the overwhelming straw poll ("both hands up and on our feet") support for the Board's three recommendations in the Universal Hall - we are following up with this formal notice of an all-member electronic (Zoom) vote, on May 15th 2024, 7pm, to formally decide to on the three proposals below.

 

Email-in votes beforehand are very welcome and helpful to us.

 

The Zoom link will be sent in a further message.

 

We are aiming for another in -person discussion meeting next week, details to follow.

 

 

Proposal 1 is a decision for (or not) the community to buy Medway area and Village Green - as these areas provide a net income and pay for themselves, as explained in the meeting of the 24th.

 

Proposals 2 and 3 are decisions for the community to take up the cheap / free options over the defined areas - which give us legal security without purchase obligation, and six months to investigate before deciding if we want to purchase.

 

ALL-MEMBER VOTE

As we believe we work for all members we are doing this as an all-member vote. (If there is a major discrepancy between Resident and Contributor members' votes we will resolve it in a follow up in-person meeting).

 

ELECTRONIC FORM

A formal electronic voting form will be shortly be provided, with brief context.

 

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

All members should have already received the slides from the meeting which provided deeper context, as well as the recording link with the rich Q&A session. (Please contact us if you have not).

 

The proposals, the same as straw-polled on in the Hall, except that Solum is now part of the "almost free" Part 2 package, are below.

 



Proposal 1: Part 1 - Village Green and Medway Area (including Bunkhouse, Guest Lodge, YP Building, Moonlight, Doris and caravans in that area.

 

 

Do you support EF moving to purchase this area directly?

 

Yes/No/Abstain

 



 

Proposal 2: Part 2 Option - Universal Hall, Skylab, Laundry, Infrastructure, Commons, Roads including Runway Parking, Biomass Boiler, Living Machine and now including the Solum.

 

 

Do you support EF buying this option for c£150?*

 

 

*exact price tbd by FF but will be under £200

 



Yes/No/Abstain

 



 

Proposal 3. Part 3 Option - Pineridge only. (Note - Solum is now moved to Part 2).

 

 

Do you support EF accepting this free option until December 1st 2024?**

 

**This incurs no debt or obligation. By Dec 1st community will need to take another decision, whether to continue with, and start paying for, an option at that time, or indeed move direct to full purchase of Pineridge.

 

Yes/No/Abstain

 

 

 

So, in the spirit of the community's 2024 Angel of Risk, and of our Founders:

 

"I can tell you what a glorious year it will be. But unless you accept what I say with a heart full of gratitude and expect the very best because your faith and trust are in My Word, it will not come about. You have to help it come about".

 

Quoted from Eileen Caddy, Opening Doors Within, italics added by me.

 

 

love and forwards!

 

Rupert, on behalf of the Board :)

 

 

Ecovillage Findhorn Community Benefit Society

 

Gateway Office, The Park, Findhorn, Moray, IV363TZ, Scotland