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Roger D°. Stephens <br />• Box 38 Oakdale HHP <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />Orange County.Commissioners <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />p. 0. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 <br />April 9, 1990 <br />097 <br />Dear Commissioners and Planning Staff <br />Y respectfully submit this application for approval to build a 53 unit <br />Park on 48.7 acres located near Hwy 86 in <br />Planned Development Mobile Home Woodsed e <br />Hillsborough Township. The property is located in a rural area y poor and will <br />Mobile Howe therefore, re fitstusedis restricted. There are mobile homes scattered <br />not pert; therefore, i proposed location very suitable far <br />in and around adjoining property making the prop <br />a PD -MRP. developments <br />Y am sure that as County Commissioners reviewing housing erred to the <br />and'subdivisions in the past few years you realize what has Kapp <br />cost of new homes and -lots~ The average cost of an acre' °A °lacatOrange n Adda he. <br />: ranges from $12,000 to $20,000 and eves higgtr$1000adanwell at $2000 and you <br />*cost of a septic system at $18QO00cta8$25g000. If one is fortunate enough to <br />-,-have a. minimum lot cost of $17, <br />afford the lot cost you will finds gamilyehave notthad to t <br />imenin thenwork °force• <br />Most young people just .beginning <br />to establish credit; not to mention savings to buy a lot, and a conventional <br />house is out.of the question. <br />With $500 to $1000 down a couple can buy a nice mobile home, rent a <br />lot in this proposed MAP at $125 a month and have a combined monthly payment <br />averaging $350. This will allow them to save for hopefully a dawn payment <br />on a home and lot of their awn one day. <br />theory works <br />time again5init <br />worked for we 20 years ago the past 8-years. ar Orange <br />. My son and I have awned and operated 2 mobile home p ks in-Orange <br />County for approximately 8 years. We have garbage pick-uP� <br />swings, la areas, city water ' and sewer and <br />roads, provide swismning pools, g , p y Furnish to alternative <br />paved streets for the,residents. These two parka <br />to housing in a crowded <br />d ductionawhereretinterest on $500 a t <br />home purchase is <br />an allowable tax <br />deductible.. <br />Three to four years ago .due -to the bleak outlook for affordable hous ng <br />in this county the commissioners appointed a low to moderate income esing <br />ro task force to study and make recommendations to ease this p <br />task force has met, studied and recommended that more mobile home spaces be <br />allowed in the county. to furnish <br />As -MHP owners who have proven our saffordablenandbrespectable places <br />our county residents with clean, decent, <br />Sto live.I ask you to approve this application. <br />Sincerely <br />X lJ <br />Roger and Scott ens <br />