Iowa City Proposes To Build Levee To Protect Mobile Home Parks
The city of Iowa City, Iowa is considering building a 2,700 foot long levee to protect the Baculis and Thatcher mobile home parks from flooding. With 160 combined lots and around 400 residents, the city believes that the levee is the best way to protect these residents from the type of floods that were experienced in 1993 and 2008.
The levee will cost around $4 million to build. If everything goes as planned, the levee could be in position by the end of 2011.
Frank & Dave’s Opinion of This Story:
Who would have ever believed a story like this? Ten years ago, most cities would have cheered to think that flooding would force a mobile home park out of business – now they’re willing to spend $4 million to keep them open. What the heck happened? Most cities have realized that mobile home parks deliver excellent affordable housing, and are much more desirable than lower-income apartments.
Tags: mobile home park and US Recession, mobile home park business operations, Mobile Home Park Flood
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July 9, 2010 11:00 am