Long Overdue Update

Sorry it has been so long since my last update. Back in April, I mentioned that Julie and I had learned of a new Conservation Community that we were interested in. After much research, we finally made an offer on one of the five estate lots that was available. Our offer was accepted, and we hope to close sometime within the next month.

DauerWalden is located about 16 miles from downtown Mobile (as the crow flies) between Spanish Fort and Bay Minette, along Whitehouse Fork Road (County Rd. 40), which bisects the community. The community also fronts Hurricane Road (County Rd. 138), and thus abuts the two primary routes into Bay Minette from the south and west. The current commute to downtown Mobile is slightly less than ½ hour, which is actually quicker than the time it takes us to get to downtown from our current home.

Each community member who purchases a home site receives a membership in the DauerWalden Conservation Association which will, in cooperation with existing owners, manage the common property. When the conservation project is completed, the commons of DauerWalden will include about 1000 acres of undeveloped farm and forest land, the timber, all the necessary equipment to manage the estate, and common improvements: miles of fencing, land improvements such as forest roads, bridges, and trails, pastures, a picnic area, the restored farm house (slated to be the farm manager's residence), several barns, outbuildings, and equestrian facilities.

The lot we chose is over 24 acres, and several springs as well as Whitehouse Fork Creek, the western tributary of upper Bay Minette Creek, which flows into the Mobile-Tensaw Delta just north of Spanish Fort, disect it. You can see a panoramic image of the lot that was taken on August 3rd, on the home page of my website.

We are excited and looking forward to beginning work with our architect. Though I am sure we will be having a busy couple of years with the design and building process, we are looking forward to the challenge.