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17 <br /> 1 — Since we own the home, we are responsible for all maintenance <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Impact of Relocation <br /> 4 • Unable to move mobile home to another property due to age and condition <br /> 5 • Would have to move in with extended family because an apartment is not an immediate <br /> 6 option <br /> 7 • Kids would have to relocate schools <br /> 8 • My parents would lose their most valuable asset <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Commissioner Rich asked who is responsible to take care of the park. <br /> 11 Juliette Sheridan said the owner of the park would take of potholes, etc. <br /> 12 Commissioner Rich asked if maintenance costs are then assessed to the residents. <br /> 13 Sherrill Hampton said, in many cases, yes. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> 16 Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> 17 Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> 18 Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Sherrill Hampton presented the first two recommendations: <br /> 21 Mobile Home Park Recommendations <br /> 22 Recommendation 1: Mobile Home Park Improvement and Expansion Program (Short <br /> 23 Term) <br /> 24 • Orange County establishes a loan program for mobile home park owners to improve <br /> 25 and/or expand their existing park. <br /> 26 • Strategy would be part of an overall Rental Rehabilitation Initiative for Investor- <br /> 27 Owners. <br /> 28 • Recommended that up to $500,000 from the $2M Affordable Housing/Land Bank <br /> 29 Set-aside in the approved Capital Investment Plan be used to initially fund this <br /> 30 Initiative. <br /> 31 • Mobile Home Park Recommendations <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Recommendation 2: Repair and/or Replacement Program Component (Short Term) <br /> 34 • Orange County establishes, with local funds, a repair and/or replacement program <br /> 35 component for residents living in a mobile home, whether rental or owner-occupied. <br /> 36 • Program capitalization using local funds <br /> 37 • Urgent Repair Program <br /> 38 • Single-Family Housing Rehabilitation Program <br /> 39 • Mobile Home Park Recommendations <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Craig Benedict presented the final two recommendations: <br /> 42 Recommendation 3: Mobile Home Park Development (Long Term) <br /> 43 • Orange County uses designated funds to pursue the development of a mobile home <br /> 44 park and/or mixed housing development on an undeveloped parcel. <br /> 45 • May be pursued in the northern portion of the County, specifically the Eno and <br /> 46 Efland areas, with access to transportation, goods, services, employment, and <br /> 47 public water and wastewater infrastructure. <br /> 48 • Allow for the County to work with an existing mobile home park owner to expand <br /> 49 their existing mobile home park. <br /> 50 • May require the County to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. <br />