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used lo insrall wealrneprodurrng assers lor
employmenr m llre vlllage lglassnouses, eompulers,
maebrneryl. By illoumg 30% ol srles (0 me body
eurporale (rnasl A), rbe developers ensure lbal

. All nmssary publleseruaces are funded;

. xesadenls, oyer a perrod 0! 20 years, nnye
effemvely palo mining lor land, and

- As soon as Salts eaeeed m ol lulal rules, earner
my al orlnreresl lorpublie serylees rs ayarlable,

nae Tms| an use lblsassel In many ways, lrur wwld
be mosl eueelrye rn ensuring eamer (unstrvauon u:
energy or busanrss deyeleprnenr on sale, and m g
lbe eommon weallb lo cmsmg lueal prudumve
assess I! a sredll unron bas been .slablrslred, mueb ol
llre mm euprlal on be banslerred w a loans aeeounl, so
am resrdenls (in draw on n al low anrereal ler lo<al
oreupurronal deyelopmenl. Conseaenuous use or a
rredar unnan by Vllhge resrdenrs would gully lnrrease
eapual now lo vlflige enlerprases,1'bere may be some
raprral avalhble as houims loans. bur a hufldins
cuoperalrae would be rnuel. more elleelrye m lbls
Instanw

The resull of hlving iudl esplral and lnleresr "mug
rr. lo lne Trusl ls rbal Vllhge mmklsguny uaereased.
wnh eyory resrdenr seerng Iougvlum plans larrly
raprdly arbaeyed Welle managed, lbe caprlal slrould
nelually rnerease, giving a large annual eapual lor
nudge use

nae Trusl will alwaus need lneome lor marnrenanee
bl roads, lenses, warer supply. lrre eonrrul, and ruler
sue larrurs nus can be rarsed lrom small rlrarses lur
leases and loans In val errrs, by ebargrng an bourlyrale
lor lease, use, or bars or maelnnes and rarllures. and by
a lows levy on nel prolars ol loeallyelunded
moperalwes nus levy rs rlre sarne as mar pard by alre
Mnndrzgnn cuspexallve s slern lu lund merr banks.
schauls, and researrb lacrllrros in spam, and applres
only lo nel pmmsul rrusa—lunded eooperanyes.

A Communlr serurees Conntll al any new
mmmunny or vl||lge wlrlr (ommun lands may be
eleered lo adrnrnrsrer pulley or. publrely owned or
(ommon Ms, lo eolleer lease mania on uhlity pm,
|a adrnanrsler lunds lor selrbdls and medleal servkrs,
and lo see llral rales are used 111 malmalmng roads,
waler supplres, and MM publrr amines.

"C(Immuniby 5erylees~ rn any (nmmunfly ean
eurempass llle [allowing

a Fire ednnol seryrees

- Land lasing ul rorrrrnon properues fur busrness
use

. l-ublle reserm and spam ymmds

- Ambuhm! and beam. servlws: oemerery adrulnr-
srrarron

- bduealuan and :ducahonal larrlarres

. Cummumly eenue use and bare

- Power and wares supply

- Foml managerr-enr

- Tuuxism/pmmmion (i! drslredl

Scum o: mese are mmmrpmducing. sornesubyerr w
slare sad or lnn rmmunrly, and some are rneorne-

 

 

 

earnsunnng no semees Counrrl needs ao allernpl re
balanee rbose ersls, allol land and assers lor meorne m
seryree groups, and erasure rnal (0mm property nnd
ray-rs nro lanly isslgned and well managed,

Comm! shnuld be rarruprrsed ova selmmn bl llrose
some m llre aboye areas, nul ral rm unrnyolued group,
hrh area olnellon ean lraye n bnsleally ludependenr
management subgroup, reporune boConanl legularly.
nrese subgmys an appornl one 0! rberr number lo
represenr llrar gmnp on Counnl.

Counerl needs to meel monrnly, or eyen more
rnlrequenlly, with be subgmnps normally hummus
everyday busrness wllhln lnelr budget and alloned
inns ul uperauon A Connerl ran all lur and an an
subrrnssruns m mpons relanng m speeurr polreres and
stralegles subgroups eon rarse llrerr awn runds (as
well as have areess ru publlr lunolsl may have an amw:
barsmess managemem role an rnromepreduelng areas,
and supply wnrkns lo any uulsuch busamses

lneome rs needed by a mmmululy (m use eonbnuad
upgradlng o1 publre services. here are several ways rn
whlch mibuuybedane:

- LEVY. A yearly leyy or. easb lnmrly m pmpeny ran
be eolleeled by me Cnmmumtv (arumul nus would
probably be an aoorrrun so me nunm‘ slure CounuI
rares, and miv rraaru a bardsbrp on some nousenolds

- nTHE' lndryrduals, gmups. and busaraesses lrn~
rlndrru; lne rooperaus-esl (an ulne m ol nel prom lo
thr publae Szn'Krs All lbe Mondragon roeperuuyes do
”us, and sra Iund sanoaals, lrbraraes, (hurdles. and
reereanrmal gmunds nus means "rules" would beora a
)lldlng xale. nor a llal rale lur n‘cryboflv regardlas ul
earning power

- LOCAL CURRENCY me Communrly Suryrres
Cuunrrl rnrr prrnl us own currency, baelred up by a
valuable «ammun resnurre urrewood, clean bonlrd
walerl lo tuna prujerrs, new bull ngs, ele Local
eurreney operanaros are deraaled laler in Ms elraoler. A
umber loresl planred early on and banesled as yanaus
soges uluummy an produce rnosl lneorne needed lor
subsequenr years, as ll does in some modern luwns
wlrlalr lraye developed sorral lmslry

e mucus: Chivges by llre sebool eomrnunny
(mm, and beallb servlrfs can be olrser a nsl rusls on
a ~userepays" basrs [or luau-m u! or laulru'es, medloal
needs, me nus rs .a melMd whw)! should be uaed an
cunlunnum wl|h anollrer model, as lt oovers only rbase
publae laerlaues wlucb nor eyerybody uses or wanu;
uruyersally used seryrres are usually praeraled
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Pmenml Emgpr gang 9g glinns
ll rs ol grear advanuge In analyse iusl lrow vlllage
oreupanls call sellemploy rn servree lo 0»: vflhg: ilsdl
and ro nearby orsolels [:1 us presurrrea so-nuuse um
aduhs) yrllase slluabon Costs are my. m rllreu areas
loud, tangy, and rransporr

We ean now apeeulale bow resrdenrs can earn llrerr
llyrng rn |he yallare. Muela depends on a vi|hgz
deyelopmenr eredn unron whlrh as lonnded by me

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