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15 <br />2 Manufactured Home Park Work Evaluation <br />3 ■ 100 existing mobile home parks in County <br />4 ■ 21 mobile home parks identified for further evaluation <br />5 ■ Selection and evaluation based on: <br />6 — Access to transportation, water and sewer infrastructure, employment, health <br />7 services, education, and shopping <br />8 — Condition of the mobile home park, homes, infrastructure, and amenities <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />— Vacancy rate <br />— Future expansion and redevelopment opportunities <br />• Estimated infrastructure cost <br />• Land use and zoning, including surrounding parcels <br />• Potential acquisition costs <br />— Current and future ownership, partnership, and management opportunities <br />8 mobile home parks selected for surveying <br />Manufactured Home Survey <br />■ 8 mobile home parks identified by Manufactured 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 Manufactured Parks Brina 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's story <br />■ Born in Guanajuato, Mexico; raised in Chapel Hill <br />