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Residents ask Blue Island to intervene in Forest View Mobile Home Park dispute
Summary
Residents of Forest View Mobile Home Park urged the Blue Island City Council to involve the city in an ongoing dispute with the park owner, raising questions about unpaid water bills, special-use permits after property transfers and low home appraisals; the council heard detailed public testimony but no formal action was taken at the meeting.
Joseph Cervantes, identifying himself as a resident of Ford View Mobile Home Park and interim secretary of the residents’ council, told the Blue Island City Council that park residents still seek “proper partnership and representation” as legal and management disputes continue.
Cervantes said residents were promised participation in court proceedings after a judge reportedly told the parties that residents should be included, but he said that follow-through stalled when the city attorney took a leave of absence. He identified the park owner in the transcript as Steven Duclat (also transcribed as Ducat)…
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