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Residents press Pleasant Prairie to address maintenance, rent spikes at Westwood Estates
Summary
Dozens of Westwood Estates residents told the Village Board of Pleasant Prairie that lot rents have risen while maintenance and services declined; speakers urged inspections, street repairs and a "mobile home bill of rights."
Dozens of residents of Westwood Estates filled the Pleasant Prairie boardroom and described a pattern of rising lot rents and declining services that they say is making the community unsafe and unaffordable.
"I feel like pictures are worth 1,000 words," said Angela Kretchmer, who lives on Lot 255, describing potholes, missing park amenities and broken sidewalks that leave children playing in streets. Multiple speakers said yard-waste and bulk pickup have stopped, the on-site office was demolished and residents face repeated delays when they call maintenance.
Residents offered specific examples: one longtime resident said lot rent rose from about $421 per month when he moved in to more than $1,000 now; another said a 2022 rent increase exceeded 8 percent. Several people reported long waits—months or longer—for response to safety hazards including icy mailroom approaches, damaged driveways and a suspected gas-pipe repair.
Speakers asked the village to inspect Westwood Estates, restore safer street conditions and require clearer communication from management. "We need to be heard," said Debbie Stensgaard, a 24-year resident. The public-comment period closed after the board agreed to press management for a plan and to monitor compliance.
The remarks fed directly into a later agenda item in which the board considered the park's 2026 mobile-home license and directed management to correct specified violations by Jan. 31 or face further action.
