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Boulder housing panel spotlights energy costs, upkeep and code barriers in mobile-home communities
Summary
Board members debriefed a recent manufactured-housing panel and agreed to review the city’s manufactured-housing strategy, compile a problem matrix (energy, maintenance, roads, code barriers) and identify staff contacts to follow up before recommending actions to City Council.
The Boulder Housing Advisory Board on Nov. 19 debriefed a panel of residents and advocates about living conditions in the city’s manufactured- and mobile-home communities, with members identifying energy costs, aging-in-place maintenance burdens and code restrictions as the most pressing problems.
Karen Hoskin, chair of the Housing Advisory Board, summarized the panel’s tone: “We're able to have mobile home parks in town,” she said, noting residents value the affordability and private yards while also struggling with high utility bills and upkeep. Board members and panelists described energy inefficiency—older and newer…
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