Shared Values

  1. Community

•    A safe place
•    Open communication
•    Treat each other with respect, trust, and honesty
•    Nurture and care for our environment
•    Seek opportunities to collaborate and share
•    Respect each other’s privacy
•    Integrate with and foster ongoing relationships with the wider community
•    Consensus and democracy
•    Conflict-resolution
•    A happy place

  2. Sustainability

•    Social: culturally accepting, psychologically nurturing, socially responsible community
•    Environmental: ecologically robust, generational sensitive, flexible, continuous learning
•    Financial: economically sustainable, technologically feasible,
•    Operationally viable
•    Use environmental sustainable design principles [ESD]
•    Seek and use innovation

  3. Quality

•    Aspire for excellence.   
•    Aim for longevity

  4.  Affordability

•    Wise financial investment
•    Creative and efficient use of resources

  5. Diversity

•    Acceptance and understanding of cultural, economical, philosophical  and spiritual      differences