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4 <br /> shape. If the non-profit fails, then the County would foreclose on the property. If the foreclosure <br /> resulted in the County not getting the full value of the property plus the cost to fix up the <br /> property, then it could still go after the non-profit with that deficiency. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that it seems that there needs to be some kind of <br /> mechanism whereby these properties are certified, inspected, etc., that they are maintained so <br /> that if something goes wrong it can be caught early. She is worried that the County is not <br /> protected. <br /> Geof Gledhill said that the County is protected in the documents, but he agreed with <br /> Commissioner Gordon. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked if this new method has been incorporated into any <br /> documents and Geof Gledhill said that it has been rolled out with CASA. Commissioner Gordon <br /> said that she had thought that staff was handling the administration, but she was not <br /> contemplating that there would be such large changes that could jeopardize the investment. <br /> Geof Gledhill said that he agrees that this should come back to the County <br /> Commissioners so that they knew about it. In consultation with Tara Fikes, he picked this <br /> meeting to let the Board know about the changes. <br /> Commissioner Foushee said that the non-profits will be paying into sort of an escrow <br /> account so that high-priced maintenance issues can be covered when they come up. The task <br /> force will be bringing back recommendations to preclude or prevent maintenance issues from <br /> getting out of hand. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked about the next steps. She would like to have notification if <br /> changes like this are made. <br /> Geof Gledhill said that, since the Land Trust model was created, this is the first <br /> significant deviation. It is only significant in the documentation. <br /> IV. Mobile Home Initiatives Barbara Mull <br /> Pilot Preservation Project <br /> Needs Assessment <br /> Barbara Mull said that several things have happened over the past year that has led <br /> their thoughts to manufactured housing more. Chair Jacobs had mentioned it at one of the <br /> previous work sessions, the situation with Daniel Boone campground and the mobile home park <br /> on the adjoining property, and the Comprehensive Plan. She made reference to a book she <br /> had read and said that she has met with the author and tried to raise awareness of <br /> manufactured housing. In the course of doing this, two developments in rural Orange County <br /> have come to the attention that possibly could be pilot projects for a preservation effort of a <br /> community of manufactured homes. One that was considered had some significant <br /> environmental health problems and would not be sustainable over a long-term basis. There is <br /> another opportunity, which is described in the agenda materials and offers the potential for a <br /> model project. There have been some preliminary discussions with Orange Community <br /> Housing and Land Trust as to managing the project. The discussions will be continued and the <br /> hope is to get an assessment by the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that, as this is discussed, he would like to keep the municipalities in <br /> mind as fiscal partners. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that the model that might be considered about trying to locate a <br /> community that the land trust would be handling is exactly the direction that he was hoping the <br /> County could go. This is one of the reasons that he might have opposed spending the last of <br /> the affordable housing bond funding, because he would have wanted to save some money for <br /> land that will be available in the Efland area, which will have water and sewer soon. He also <br />