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16 <br /> o Land use and zoning, including surrounding parcels <br /> o Potential acquisition costs <br /> - Current and future ownership, partnership, and management opportunities <br /> • 8 mobile home parks selected for surveying <br /> Chair Dorosin asked if there is a minimum size requirement in order to be designated a <br /> mobile home park. <br /> Craig Benedict said a park is any place where there are five mobile homes or more. He <br /> said no new mobile home parks have been created since 1987. <br /> Juliet Sheridan, Family Success Alliance and Health Department, presented this portion <br /> of the PowerPoint: <br /> Mobile Home Park Survey <br /> • 8 mobile home parks identified by Mobile Home Park Work Group <br /> - At high risk for displacement (5) <br /> - Needed more information (3) <br /> • 96 surveys conducted in four weeks <br /> • Approximately one-third of the residents were sampled <br /> Who Are These Families? <br /> • 89% of families are Hispanic with around 4.1 members/household <br /> • Low-income <br /> - 40% make less than $15,000/year <br /> - 85% make less than $30,000/year <br /> • Home owners of old houses (pre-2002) <br /> • Pay on average $563/month <br /> • Don't want to move (85%) <br /> • Half couldn't move their homes in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, 65% couldn't move outside of <br /> Chapel Hill/Carrboro <br /> Current Park Information <br /> • Repairs and infrastructure improvements <br /> • Public transit usage <br /> • Proximity to services <br /> • Internet connectivity <br /> • School districts <br /> What do Mobile Home Parks Bring to the Table? <br /> • Skilled residents <br /> - Carpenters, electricians, landscaping, etc. <br /> • Community support networks <br /> - More than half go to neighbors for childcare <br /> - Some parks have community potlucks <br /> Erika Cervantes Munoz's story <br /> • Born in Guanajuato, Mexico; raised in Chapel Hill <br /> • Currently living in Tar Heel Mobile Home Park with my parents, siblings, and son <br /> • Family Success Alliance (FSA) Zone 6 Navigator since August 2017 <br />