Plans Advance to Help Displaced Residents

The city took its first step toward relocating 120 residents of a privately owned mobile home park recently when it approved a study outlining available and comparable units in town.

As a preliminary step in the Redevelopment Agency’s so-called “E-District,” a 260,000-square-foot entertainment center proposed for the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue, the city was required to conduct a study of replacement housing should the existing mobile home park be taken over.

City Manager George Tindall said that by approving the “replacement housing plan,” the city satisfied a state requirement to study comparable housing availability within the city. The plan in no way allows the city to take over the property, he said.

A public hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 17, when the council will hear from the public about the controversial project.

In addition to the Oasis Mobile Home Park, several businesses, including local landmark Belisle’s Restaurant, could be torn down for the project.