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Bell City Manager: relocation plan update; residents plead for protections
Summary
Council received a detailed update on draft relocation/impact work for the Bell and Florence mobile‑home parks; residents and advocates urged transparency and guaranteed protections, while staff said a relocation plan does not by itself authorize sale or eviction and described required relocation benefits.
The City of Bell received a detailed staff briefing and dozens of public comments Wednesday on the potential relocation process for two city‑owned mobile‑home parks, with community members urging the council to protect long‑term residents and staff outlining statutory steps and estimated benefits.
City Manager Michael Antoine told the council that the city is updating an earlier impact report and that ‘‘the relocation plan has not been approved’’ and ‘‘there is no approval date for the relocation plan.’’ He described outreach work that began in September 2025, said approximately 164 residents completed interviews and 117 inspections were performed, and emphasized that the report-gathering process is voluntary.
The presentation focused on the legal and financial contours of the mobile‑home residency law. Antoine said the law requires payment of a coach‑differential for owners and specified other…
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