Manufactured Home Community Residents Balk at Utilities Increase

mhc_sunrise_village__castanet__credit__british_columbia_canadaThe 59 percent increase in water and garbage pickup rates in New Sarepta, Alberta, Canada has some residents of the New Sarepta Mobile Home Park and the city ready to leave. A group of citizens attended the Leduc County Council meeting to request changes.

Rate hikes went into effect in January due to a $70,000 annual water utility deficit. Roman Paziuk of Pazco Holdings Inc., operator of the manufactured home community, said “I’m concerned about the negative effects on the residents within our manufactured home community, especially those on a fixed income. Some are talking about selling, some are talking about moving their homes… Once you start an exodus from a community, it tends to snowball.

Several residents who moved to New Sarepta recently are considering leaving. Sharon Shumard says her son’s family’s water bill went from $250 a month to over $500, as leducrep informs MHProNews.

Mayor John Whaley, who voted against the increases initially, said, “We’ll be looking at it again. I can’t promise anything today… but that’s a council decision, so we’ll have a discussion afterwards and see what we can and can’t do here.” ##

(Photo credit: castanet-Sunrise Village manufactured home community British Columbia, Canada)

matthew-silver-daily-business-news-mhpronews-comArticle submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.

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