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Residents tell Auburn council of shootings, crashes and development worries at Rio Verde mobile home area
Summary
Two Auburn residents used the meeting's public comment period to urge the council to address street safety and to raise concerns about nearby development and tree loss; the council did not take action at Monday's meeting.
Two Auburn residents told the City Council during public comments on Oct. 20, 2025, that safety conditions and nearby development are driving residents from Rio Verde Mobile Home Park and eroding neighborhood quality.
Nancy Peterson, who said she has lived in Auburn nearly 40 years and now lives at Rio Verde Mobile Home Park, described repeated violent incidents and asked the council to consider more weekend police presence and a speed-display sign. “There has been drive by shootings. There's been a murder. There's been police chases seen from my bedroom window,” Peterson said during the public comment period, and she told the council that residents are leaving and that many lots at the park are listed for sale.
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