Small By Choice by Diane Ciarloni
N
owhere in the definition of “community” is there a mention of tiny homes. That’s certainly not
surprising, especially since we live in the
age of BIG. Who in the world chooses to
to be allowed within city limits. The sense of community binding together these
13 tiny houses is stronger than anything
society has seen since the disappearance of America’s front porches.
live small? And why? Answer: 13 couples/
families who reside in
the Tiny Home Village of Lake Dallas in tidy, well-constructed
homes of 400 square feet or less.
Since moving into the Village, conceived
THE RESIDENTS INSIST THAT WHITTLING DOWN THEIR LIVING SPACES HAS GREATLY INCREASED THE RICHNESS OF THEIR OVERALL LIVES.
and developed by
native son Terry Lantrip, the residents insist that whittling down their living
spaces has greatly increased the richness of their overall lives. This, by the way, is
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Jake Pasch-Cooper
and his fiance Caris are high school
sweethearts as well as the only Lake Dallas
natives in the Village. Covid-19 postponed
their wedding plans and made Jake especially cautious around his
neighbors. His job puts
him in contact with many people and he
does his best to not bring anything back to the Village.
“We can’t socialize as much one-on-one,”
says Cooper, “but I still know we can reach www.LakeCitiesLiving.com
