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Trustees briefed on Mountain Valley and Aspen Basalt mobile-home cooperative efforts; town weighs potential financial role
Summary
Trustees heard updates on resident-led efforts to form cooperatives at Mountain Valley and Aspen Basalt mobile-home parks, including a possible financing ask and implications for the town's two employee units. Staff said the parks border Carbondale but the owners have no obligation to accept resident offers.
Trustees heard an update April 22 on efforts by residents of Mountain Valley and Aspen Basalt mobile-home parks to form resident-owned communities, a structure commonly called a cooperative, and on possible municipal involvement to protect existing employee housing.
Trustee Colin said residents and the nonprofit Thistle Rock are working to form cooperatives; the cooperative must secure 80% resident approval to proceed. "Thistle Rock is working on the package, and I expect at some point they'll be in front of us for a discussion," Colin said. Town staff explained the cooperatives aim to shield…
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