LAMBS' QUARTERS

RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, LLC

PROGRESS LOG of LAMBS QUARTERS RED, LLC

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD

(RED = Renewable Energy Development)

4/22/2013    EARTH DAY:  Progress is being made.  Soon to come, significant update.  

• Lambs Quarters Farm is transitioning into a renewable energy conservation community of 5 dwellings bordering a 30-acre green space which will be used both for residents' recreation and grazing grass-fed lamb guarded by Abe, the donkey.  If you are interested in viewing a proposed covenant or receiving more information, email janeeh1945@gmail.com with Conservation Community in the subject line. As of August, 2012, the County has approved the development. 

• Infrastructure development is in progress now. A well serving three lots has been dug and a pressure tank will be buried shortly. Houses will not need their own pressure tanks. A 1000-gal LP tank is also being installed in Spring of 2013 to serve three lots, four units. Each house will have their own gas meter and will pay accordingly through the Covenant. Since very little LP is needed, it is less expensive to do it this way. Price per gallon is cheaper and enough LP will be used by all homes to avoid a surcharge. Electricity is already accessible on each lot. Each house will have its own account with Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative, the utility servicing the area, with most of the electricity being produced right on the property adjacent to the 1995 house in a 10.3 Kw system consisting of a tracker, three pole-mounted units, and a roof mounted unit. Telephone service will be up to each owner. Bug Tussel Wireless is the best internet service at this time. Separate septic systems will be installed on each lot.  

• Site design is taking place now, February, 2013, along with basic house design of the first house. See first two sites below.  The plan is to have one house finished by Fall of 2013. Following this, upon sale of the first house, a variation will be done for the second house. Last will be a one-owner 2-unit house. All houses will have solar thermal radiant heat and hot water backed up by wood stoves and LP.  

This drawing shows the placement of the first two houses.  Construction will begin on the one on the left first.  The 1995 house is located to the right of these two 1-acre lots.  The 2-unit house will be located to the left of these lots toward the road.  The recreational/grazing area is to the south of these lots.  North is up.  To the north and on sides of the house are red pines.  To the south is prairie/grasses.  The walking path goes to the road.  Car traffic will enter from the north.  

   Since February 28, 2013