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Celebration provides access to three major freeways, and easy access to downtown Orlando and Orlando International Airport. As of 2012, Celebration had approximately 10,000 residents living in 4,060 homes and condos. The Walt Disney Company developed an exceptionally high-value residential district by reclaiming a site that used to be a wetland. The tree-lined Water Street with a canal passes through the center of the town. On the north side of the street is a public golf course. On the other side of the street is Celebration’s town center and a lake. This forms the axis around which the town is designed. One of the elements designed to raise the value of land is the artificial lake at the town core. The lake creates a resort-like waterfront environment. In the United States, people covet waterfront and beachfront properties, which makes land near the water more expensive. The preservation of natural features also contributes to higher land values. Of Celebration’s 8,000 acres (32 sq km), in fact, 5,000 acres (20 sq km) remain a Government-protected wilderness area. These are just a few examples of ideas incorporated into Celebration’s master plan to raise its land value. The concept of a self-governing body composed of homeowners was also included in the initial plan, allowing residents to manage their properties as a community and prevent land values from declining. Called the “Celebration Residential Owners Association (CROA),” the self-governing organization has the dual responsibility of appropriately maintaining common assets and autonomously governing residential areas. Among all common assets, shared-use areas called “the commons” have the greatest significance. Parks, playgrounds and grassy areas are among these. The original form of CROA was developed in the 1920s in Radburn, New Jersey. Here, a home-owners association (HOA) was organized for the purpose of managing common facilities. Since then, HOAs have increased in number, becoming a general practice in the United States as a way to maintain the value of residential areas. In Celebration, the CROA collects $900 per year in association fees from owners of medium-sized homes. These fees are used to outsource administrative work to the Capital Consultants Management Company (CCMC). The commons can be found throughout the Celebration commu-nity, including many parks and community spaces available in high-density residential areas. Thirty staff members from CCMC assist in the self-governing efforts of Celebration residents by providing maintenance and operation of town facilities, and through publication of newsletters, cable TV broadcasting and other services. These efforts have helped maintain land values in Celebration, according to Laura Poe, CCMC’s communications manager. “We have been almost unaffected by the housing downturn and other financial crises,” she says. “Even today, I would guess that the value of land here in Celebration is still about 30 percent higher than other comparable communities.” Although the Walt Disney Company is no longer responsible for the management of the town, Celebration still maintains its high property values and its enduring reputation as a model American town.Celebration provides access to three major freeways, and easy access to downtown Orlando and Orlando International Airport. As of 2012, Celebration had approximately 10,000 residents living in 4,060 homes and condos. The Walt Disney Company developed an exceptionally high-value residential district by reclaiming a site that used to be a wetland. The tree-lined Water Street with a canal passes through the center of the town. On the north side of the street is a public golf course. On the other side of the street is Celebration’s town center and a lake. This forms the axis around which the town is designed. One of the elements designed to raise the value of land is the artificial lake at the town core. The lake creates a resort-like waterfront environment. In the United States, people covet waterfront and beachfront properties, which makes land near the water more expensive. The preservation of natural features also contributes to higher land values. Of Celebration’s 8,000 acres (32 sq km), in fact, 5,000 acres (20 sq km) remain a Government-protected wilderness area. These are just a few examples of ideas incorporated into Celebration’s master plan to raise its land value. The concept of a self-governing body composed of homeowners was also included in the initial plan, allowing residents to manage their properties as a community and prevent land values from declining. Called the “Celebration Residential Owners Association (CROA),” the self-governing organization has the dual responsibility of appropriately maintaining common assets and autonomously governing residential areas. Among all common assets, shared-use areas called “the commons” have the greatest significance. Parks, playgrounds and grassy areas are among these. The original form of CROA was developed in the 1920s in Radburn, New Jersey. Here, a home-owners association (HOA) was organized for the purpose of managing common facilities. Since then, HOAs have increased in number, becoming a general practice in the United States as a way to maintain the value of residential areas. In Celebration, the CROA collects $900 per year in association fees from owners of medium-sized homes. These fees are used to outsource administrative work to the Capital Consultants Management Company (CCMC). The commons can be found throughout the Celebration commu-nity, including many parks and community spaces available in high-density residential areas. Thirty staff members from CCMC assist in the self-governing efforts of Celebration residents by providing maintenance and operation of town facilities, and through publication of newsletters, cable TV broadcasting and other services. These efforts have helped maintain land values in Celebration, according to Laura Poe, CCMC’s communications manager. “We have been almost unaffected by the housing downturn and other financial crises,” she says. “Even today, I would guess that the value of land here in Celebration is still about 30 percent higher than other comparable communities.” Although the Walt Disney Company is no longer responsible for the management of the town, Celebration still maintains its high property values and its enduring reputation as a model American town.Celebration Residential Owners Association and How It Works セレブレーションの街を示すサインCROAが運営している公共施設共有地の遊具やビーチバレーコートベンチが置かれているところは共有地コンドミニアムに囲まれた緑の共有地小さな住宅が多い場所に設けられた緑の共有地ゴルフ場沿いの緑の共有地CCMC社コミュニケーションマネージャのローラ・ポー氏CROAが発行しているニュースペーパー公園とリクレーション委員会の活動特別イベント委員会の活動①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪A sign introducing the Celebration TownA public facility managed by CROAPlayground and Beach Volleyball Court, The Commons ParkThe Commons area with side benchesThe Commons grassy area surrounded by condominiums The Commons grassy space available in the high-density small house areaThe Commons grassy area along the Golf Course Laura Poe, CCMC’s communications manager Celebration newsletter published by CROAActivities supported by the Parks & Recreation CommitteeActivities promoted by the Special Events CommitteeGLOBAL REPORT20

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