BELL, Calif. (KABC) — Tons of of people that stay in two Bell cellular house parks could quickly be displaced as town works on plans to shut the parks and promote them to be redeveloped into housing, retail and leisure locations.
Town says it nonetheless owns the Bell Cellular House Park and the Florence Village Cellular House Park, which collectively include greater than 400 residential models. However Bell desires to shut the parks “to guard resident security and assist long-term land use planning and group reinvestment” based on a press release from town supervisor’s workplace.
Residents are involved that town’s plans will push them out of the parks and into housing they might not have the ability to afford.
“Will probably be extraordinarily tough as a result of they’re already in an aged age so to search out someplace of their revenue right here in LA goes to be extraordinarily tough,” stated Christian Camarena, who’s aged dad and mom have lived on the Bell Cellular House Park for 15 years. “They wish to eliminate everyone right here to make room for low revenue housing, which does not make sense as a result of lots of people listed below are already low revenue.”
The Metropolis of Bell says it plans to exchange the cellular house parks with “new inexpensive and senior housing, retail, eating places, and leisure alternatives…”
Town additionally says a licensed appraiser will meet with residents to determine the honest market worth of their house, including, “The Metropolis is dedicated to working carefully with all affected households to make sure they obtain assist, assets, and help in securing future housing.”
However residents are scared. Over the weekend, lots of them held an informational rally to battle again towards town’s plans. They’re nervous that what town will provide them will not be sufficient to maintain them above water.
“The place are we going to go if it does not match?” requested Kunti Bowers. “We’re low-income and a giant a part of the inhabitants is aged, they’re seniors, they’ve a hard and fast revenue. They can not pay the hire outdoors.”
Marvin Nelson, who’s lived within the Bell Cellular House Park for 18 years says if the park closes, he’ll have to maneuver out of California.
“I am 74 years outdated, I am not going to have the ability to get one other job,” Nelson stated. “I stay paycheck-to-paycheck and the pension that I get is sufficient to pay for my hire and meals. Even as much as Riverside, I checked cellular house parks for one thing that could possibly be inexpensive, in my vary. It is not.”
Bell officers say the relocation plan continues to be being finalized. When it is full it can then be reviewed and thought of by the Metropolis Council.
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