Management to change at Gaylord Mobile Home Park
June 12th, 2008A wrench may have been thrown at Gaylord’s Economic Development Authority and its mobile home park study.
Chuck Klimmek, EDA president, said that the Housing subcommittee had been continuing further study to determine whether or not it would be feasible to make mobile home park improvements at the existing site, or to re-locate the park.
Recently, however, the South Central Multi-County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) hired North Country Cooperative to take over management of the park, effective July 1. This management contract will be for up to one year. Klimmek said that the Cooperative plans to conduct its own study about the mobile home park.
South Central Multi-County HRA owns Gaylord’s mobile home park, along with the Amberfield Place apartments.
South Central Multi-County HRA has been part of Gaylord’s mobile home park discussions, Klimmek said, and he felt “blind sided” when he learned about the change. Bonkowske added that “they never told us they were changing management.” He said that he was “surprised and shocked.”
Klimmek said that at this point, the subcommittee is continuing further study about a possible relocation of a mobile home park, and plans to meet with a development. “We will keep moving with this alternative to see if it is financially feasible,” he said.
In other business, the EDA:
• Authorized expenditures of up to $500 in order to begin work on the promotion of the Minnesota Design Team visit. The proposed budget for the Minnesota Design Team visit is $8,000 - $10,000. Gaylord will be applying for a Blandin Foundation Grant of $5,000, city contribution of $4,000, with the hopes of securing donations of $1,000.
Expenditures for the event are $4,000 for the design team fee, $1,000 - $2,000 for promotion, publicity and administration; and $3,000 - $4,000 for food/community dinner.
• Learned that the firm interested in the Entegris building has requested CAD drawings of the building, so the project engineer can determine whether or not the building could be re-designed for the company’s use. The company, which has not been identified, is also interested in the four acres behind the existing building.
Bonkowske said that the building will advertised in the Minnesota Real Estate Journal through September.
• Directed City Attorney Doug Nesvig to take the lead in working out details with Hahn Family Properties about deeding back approximately 30 feet of the Main Avenue lot. This area would be used for the proposed “Senior Station” park on the east edge of the mini-mall.
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