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Forest View residents ask Blue Island to require park owners to pay full relocation costs
Summary
Residents and advocates told the Blue Island City Council during public comment that owners of Forest View Mobile Home Park should pay full relocation costs, that a city-referenced $5,000 per household is insufficient, and that eviction notices must be translated and paused while relocation is arranged.
Residents of Forest View Mobile Home Park urged the Blue Island City Council during public comment to require the park’s owner to cover the full cost of relocation and to provide relocation assistance within the city.
On behalf of residents, Julie, a Forest View resident who read a written statement from a tenant named Angelica, told the council: “On behalf of the residents living within Forest View Mobile Home Park, we ask that the cost of relocation is covered in full by the owners of the park, and we would like for the city to help us with this as residents of Blue Island.”
The request came as multiple speakers described evacuation notices, language barriers and what they said is…
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