KCC Policies
Ser Chö Ösel Ling
Last Updated: January 31, 2003
Interpretation and implementation of the following policy guidelines is for the time being at the discretion of the Land Operations Manager (LOM):
The current priority is to develop the retreat facilities on the land. Activities that will further this goal should be given priority.
There is an extra bedroom that can be used by Lama Michael, fund raising related visits, or others who visit to perform work duties. Priority for the space will be allocated for these uses. When space is otherwise available, at the discretion of the LOM, sangha members could use the room for short retreats of defined lengths. Retreatants would make donations to cover the ongoing costs of maintenance, utilities, etc. Suggested donations: $10 per person per day for persons sleeping inside the house; $5 per person per day for people sleeping in tents.
KCC will provide food for volunteers performing organized work for longer than a day, subject to the LOM's approval.
When multiple people are staying at the house, there will be a Sunday morning meditation session -similar programming to KCC Portland.
As a rule, people will not be encouraged to just come and camp. There would be liability issues and this could be difficult to regulate once permission was given even once. This of course does not rule out organized events—even ones that are purely social in nature!
Given the limited size of the facilities, we should avoid an excessive number of people staying at one time, as this could contribute to burn out by workers/volunteers. As situations arise where we could use more workers, we will make a decision whether to 'make do' for a period of time, bring in loaner trailers, etc, or find other means to make it workable.
House and land rules will include:
- No alcohol or drug use.
- No pets allowed.
- Smoking only in designated areas.
- No camp stoves or outdoor fires except for land maintenance purposes.
- Only use tools/equipment with LOM's approval
- No hunting is allowed and the land is appropriately posted.
No parking is allowed except in designated parking areas. The main parking area is located just inside the main entrance. You may drive up to the house or event locations to drop off supplies or other gear, but please park only in designated parking areas for the event you are attending. The event manager is responsible for clearly designating these.