Meet the Boulder residents organizing to buy the mobile home park they live in

Julie Heins and her family have lived in Boulder’s San Lazaro mobile home park for 38 years. (KGNU/Rossana Longo Better)

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount that Heins pays in rent. The correct amount is $1025/month. The incorrect amount has been removed from the audio version of the story.

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    Meet the Boulder residents organizing to buy the mobile home park they live in Rossana Longo-Better

 

This week, KGNU’s Rossana Longo Better and Juliana Krigsman spoke with residents at San Lazaro Mobile Home Park in Boulder Colorado, as they raised their concerns about the sale of the park.

Residents are facing uncertainty as their park switches landlords. They have the option to purchase the park themselves, for $40 million. If they are not able to purchase it themselves, residents worry that their lot prices will drastically increase, and potentially leave people displaced.

38-year resident Julie Heins told Krigsman that her biggest concerns are displacement, cost, and families with children having to leave the school district.

 

Julie Heins in her kitchen. (KGNU/Rossana Longo Better)

This story aired on the Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring in-depth discussions on local news issues. Click here to listen to other episodes of the Morning Magazine.

 

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