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ln running o dereloprnenl lrusr, our arms are m| ,usl

nancial, but also ensure eomniuniry suvvlval by
emnniuniry involvemenl, wirh good nianagernenr and
skilllul work, lhere is no reason why lriis should nul
also pay lor irsell. or shuw a linaneial idvamage lo
inveslois ii is an invaluable erperienre lo model sueh a
properly irusl, and la kach orhers how ‘0 [allow my
suceases lhal we aehiere

A properly rmsl purehases real esrale lor improve
meril, lease, or renral un laehall ol many small lnvesmrs
who eannol allirrd la lndiridually lawn or devrlnp such
properlies By proving properues so purehased, lheir
value .nereases, and lunder presenl rulingsl ranariun is
um ineurrrd uri lhal mnwse in value il rhe properly is
held mt ill or more yzan’, nor is he lrusr irsell raxed on
ll. inraine lrdiri iniveslars, A . rnall husllless u-ntre'
ran be a pmpeny Lrusl Many surh lrusrs eoneenrrale
on cur ollicr pnaporiies or rural inonrieuliures, we ean
eonmnrrale on roller aspeels ril properly invesrrnenr, as
oullined herein lur rillage dBveloplIu-M. or land
rehaollnarion svsrerns

lhe managemenl group oprains hacking lrorn
invesiors lvra a public orospeelusl lo hear a Properry
TnN ml llio inireslrnenr markel The prime purpose is
in gwo eierv person a chanee Io do more man ohm lo
iir prolesr inappropriale land sales lo overseas
\nvcsmrs, land niisusr, and pour planning, and lo
"Wu! in sai-ing orilieal or endangered nalional
mum‘s lsueh as Wildlile and lareslsl while .ierively
rehabililaling rroded lands

in "w lirsl mm or «us rype, lhe aim eon he lo srop
aeorpling inrrslurs al 52 o million. which WM develop
a properw or properrus as Imnd in me piospeorus A
low unii prlcl’ lslool enaolus evcll poorer people ro
invesr, a single unir all be held by a parlnership,
aosierr, or 0th! impormc group so rhar even less
mfllk need be mnmbulrd per person in order no assisr
legl unemployed puople There need be no lirnil la rlie
number ol unirs held hy any person

llnlihe rilher properly lrusls inreslurs should lie
given errry npporlumly lu xnvu \e rhernselves in lheir
inveslrnenls i-ia rinesile wink, eonsulranq. leasehold
lree nursery supply, prelerenee in sales al rules in
villages, areess ro praduers or sen/lets, and lmnnolledi
malional aeeess m lands and huildinlp, Thelrusr an
inlorrn inivesrors ol any opporlunity lor rherr
invulr-enienl or any leiel lmm volnnreer rir reerearianal
use lo poid (unsulldncy, building, or in leaseholds
available

Fundszd» he used lorlrie lollowrng:

- lo sel up lhe lru,r doed and managemenl
mmpony,

. To pay (in lhr work ill lhe lrusree:

- To pay managomrnl a in [or rheirworlr. and

. To pay lor normal nllllllng rosrs pl lho lrusl.
irirluding ull‘lre expenses. priming, bookkeeping,
aeeounling, valuation, and lhe Inn-I or nianagemenr in
pruparlies.

rlie preeise arnuunr so used should nol rrreed 4—81
of lunds (based on ligures lrorn orher properly lrusr

 

 

 

expenses», and the remainder is deroled la lhe
puiehase and develaprnenr ol propenirs as oullined in
rlie prespeerus. Cosrs reduee as irusl IMuml grows.

Any surplus or unused lunds aeeurnulaling in lne
rmsr ran be rnresred in erhieal systems, ineluding
housing cooperarives, lnvznmfy lor developmenl
pmls, and shares in errileal buslntsks.

The speerlie prolecl areas in which erhieal rrusls
operalo m:

- Purchase ol lhieaiened wildlile and loresr habllili
lusually wrln a speeilie planr or animal gmp in irundl,
Managed (m lheaimssnled ina speeirie piospeerus

. Purchase and developmenl ol eroded, salled,
deroresred, or misused land lor rehalailirarion,

- Developmenr ol an energyellieienr, suslainahle
Village on rrusr lands, «or sale as del‘elnpd. or presah-
lo raise eapilal lm derelepinenr

- Special inleiesl/group developments sueh as Lmnl
hsnenes,aquaeiillure. oraeed airliards lor lease or sale.

- nioreglanal derelupinenl a. purehase ol
mmmunily resouroes in a speeirie regionlsl lor use by
resldenls. eomrnunlry groups, irusl unir holders, or lay
risrdenrs buying rrusrproperrles in rhol am

. Funk-5! ol seleeled praperries lor assisring
devllnplng rounri-ies lorersms ourposisl

- aioregianal elean unergr svuems or rleaa
rransporr inerhods

The way sueh misrs srage dcvelopme'm and show a
rerui-n es as in Fig-m as

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VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT

As lndivldual designers gain lreld or applied skllls in
house, energy sysrem, and properly design, and as
elriiral inveslrnenr come-s ol age, lrie idea or ”diam
walk” ean be rained (o rhal ol eanh repair and m real
esrare developmenl, ln order lo do lhis. linanee
managers need lo loin loin: w||h good managerial or
design groups The whole developmenl group lhus
evolved ran lhen purrhase lands, eapilalise lhern, and
gel lhem in order as a (ompkx o1 lake. loresl, and
Vlllige serllenienl, We need well~dtslgned vrllages
raday more rhan any olher enlzrpnse‘ villages |o
relrieale lhose soon-roeoerelupees lrornsea-lrrel rlse,
\‘lulw lo house people lrorn urban slurns, and Vllligts
where people al like mind can land someone else rri lallr
la and id wmk wrlh

Villages can paal lheir surplus or eurrenl linaneial
resouiees in a dwelaprnlz‘nlal eredil union, and ereale
land rilles ro rell in order to develop pulalir seruiee
laeililies, Nahudy need prerend all problems are
solved<eenspieuous rdnsurnplion ean slill ruin rhe
idea ol energy sellrmliincfibul wl’h gm! mlmxtmml,
lhe plan dla| lallows eonies vary eluse la a sane iillage
dtvelupmwm

An inlenllonal Vllllsz should hare a group erhie
aeroplalale |u all who come lhere Elhles, it shared,

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