Agenda Abstract - 01-30-2018 Assembly of Governments

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EEO their homes could not be moved without significant damage, compared to 65% of families in the County who could not move their homes. When asked if they would apply for funding to repair and maintain their homes, 84% of families would apply. Park Management Only 17% of families were dissatisfied with current park management, although families had many suggestions for how to improve the mobile home park. They were asked about their greatest concerns related to their mobile home park, and their answers were overwhelmingly related to infrastructure problems: Families' Greatest Concerns about Their Mobile Infrastructure Landscaping Fire Hazards Traffic Management Crime Waste Common Areas Home Park 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Improvements to the Mobile Home Park When families were asked how the mobile home park could be improved, the most common responses were to improve and fix the roads, with more than double the responses of other issues. Those suggestions included adding gravel in places, repaving areas, and fixing potholes. Other common concerns included adding green areas and a park or playground for children, having more space between homes, adding more lighting, and improving the quality of the water. Living conditions in the parks have mostly stayed the same over the past three years, with 69% of families experiencing approximately the same living conditions. For those residents where conditions had changed, more of them had changed for the worse rather than the better, although they were around the same (16% worsened, while 14% improved). Management Responsiveness to Resident Concerns In the past, 2 in 5 families have tried to contact management with a problem about the park. Of those families, more than half of them (55 %) were dissatisfied with management's responsiveness. 10