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Residents of Cavern Springs ask Carbondale trustees for funds to pursue resident purchase and avoid displacement
Summary
Speakers at the Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting urged the board to help residents of Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park avoid displacement, presenting survey results and asking the town to consider $260,000 in subsidized funding (including $10,000 for legal support) and to place the topic on the Dec. 9 agenda.
Residents of Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park urged the Carbondale Board of Trustees on Nov. 25 to help preserve long‑term affordable housing in the valley and to consider subsidized funds that would enable a resident purchase of the park.
Maria Hudid Alvarez, co‑founder of La Clínica del Pueblo and director of the SANAA project, told trustees that Cavern Springs homes are occupied by families who work, attend school and rely on local clinics. "The thought of losing Cavern Springs is losing a lot," she said, urging the town to "journey together" toward solutions that avoid displacing families.
Monica Alvarez Muniz, a 34‑year resident of Cavern…
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