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17 <br /> Why is a Mobile Home a Viable Option for Housing? <br /> • Moved from Royal Park Apartments to Tar Heel Mobile Home Park in 2004 due to <br /> affordability and space issues <br /> • Mobile home built in 1998 <br /> • All of my extended family members who live in the County followed this trend <br /> • A mobile home is the more affordable option <br /> Pros <br /> • Kids are zoned for great schools (Estes Hills Elementary, Smith Middle School, and <br /> East Chapel Hill High) <br /> • Timberlyne Shopping Center is within walking distance (Food Lion, Walgreens, and <br /> restaurants) <br /> • Sense of community (walking group, kids biking, and engaging in sports) <br /> Cons <br /> • Infrastructure: <br /> — Lack of lighting at night <br /> — No playground for kids <br /> — Since we own the home, we are responsible for all maintenance <br /> Impact of Relocation <br /> • Unable to move mobile home to another property due to age and condition <br /> • Would have to move in with extended family because an apartment is not an immediate <br /> option <br /> • Kids would have to relocate schools <br /> • My parents would lose their most valuable asset <br /> Commissioner Rich asked who is responsible to take care of the park. <br /> Juliette Sheridan said the owner of the park would take of potholes, etc. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if maintenance costs are then assessed to the residents. <br /> Sherrill Hampton said, in many cases, yes. <br /> Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> Summary of Tools Used In Other Jurisdictions - graph <br /> Sherrill Hampton presented the first two recommendations: <br /> Mobile Home Park Recommendations <br /> Recommendation 1: Mobile Home Park Improvement and Expansion Program (Short <br /> Term) <br /> • Orange County establishes a loan program for mobile home park owners to improve <br /> and/or expand their existing park. <br /> • Strategy would be part of an overall Rental Rehabilitation Initiative for Investor- <br /> Owners. <br /> • Recommended that up to $500,000 from the $2M Affordable Housing/Land <br /> Bank Set-aside in the approved Capital Investment Plan be used to initially fund <br /> this Initiative. <br /> • Mobile Home Park Recommendations <br />