Our Vision

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The name Solterra captures the relationship between sun and earth that characterizes the physical plan of our community. In a broader sense, it captures our interdependence as individuals and families both within a larger  community and within the natural world. We reflect this interconnectedness by creating a community that integrates and harmonizes our lives with the natural world that surrounds us. We seek to create a place where diverse individuals can develop their uniqueness in a community of caring and trust.
 
SOLTERRA HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CURRENT STATEMENT

​Approved March 22, 2004

We believe in the importance of living in harmony with the natural world around us, that people have a natural desire to live in community, and that the purpose of community is to nurture the individual, create a place for self-expression and development, and to welcome diversity.
What matters most to us is prudence within the natural world, nurturance of self-expression and individual difference, and shared relationships that are inclusive, joyful and equal.
Therefore, our community of diverse individuals and families focuses on integrating and harmonizing daily activities with those of the larger community and the natural world in the following ways.

AS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
  1. We protect the natural world over which we have stewardship
    1. We take care in our personal and community life to minimize our impact on the local and global environment
    2. We build an aesthetic community that blends into our natural world
    3. We recognize and foster the various plants and animals
    4. We preserve a portion of the land in it natural state
  2. We reduce energy use through efficient design that takes advantage of the power of the sun.
  3. We practice organic methods in gardening and landscaping
    • We are prudent in our use of toxic materials.
    • We commit ourselves to recycling and reusing materials.
AS SUPPORTERS OF INDIVIDUALITY
  1. We nurture the individual
  2. We create a place for self-expression and development
  3. We are sensitive to and celebrate the need for individual and family privacy
  4. We celebrate the need for a strong sense of community
  5. We realize that our personal need for community may change throughout our live
AS SUPPORTERS OF DIVERSITY
  1. We include various ages, family structures, religions, races, ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations
  2. We recognize our differences
  3. We look for our common ties
AS INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
  1. We create a physical environment that encourages healthy community relationships
    • We share responsibility for common property both in its creation and upkeep
    • We include space for children to play
    • We provide use of and equal access to common space
    • We share meals, facilities, tools, and expertise
  1. We allow community to emerge through individual and group relationships
  1. We provide our children with care and nurturing
  2. We provide positive, affirming interactions for everyone
  3. We nurture our joy in living with planned and spontaneous celebrations
  4. We build positive relationships by caring
  5. We build positive relationships by trusting
  6. We commit ourselves to group discussion and decision-making
  7. We ground our discussions and decisions in equality
  8. We ground our discussions and decisions in openness
  9. We ground our discussions and decision in careful listening