Thursday, September 19, 2013

Residents for a Collaborative Conversion

Until we ask all the right questions,
we'll never find all the right answers.
A new group has been launched.  This group recognizes that there are potential benefits to being able to purchase our lots … and, that there are also a lot of concerns and fears that come with this type of change in something that is so important to all of us … our homes and our financial well-being.
Our commitment is … 
working together for the good of all.
In order to do that we need information … information about the process of conversion, information about how the conversion would affect the values of our homes, information about what happens when we, the residents, eventually own the park.
  • We need information we can trust, information that helps each of us look at our own situations and make a decision that could make a huge difference for our future.
  • We need to work together as a community in order to understand how this change will affect each of us.
  • We do not need fear tactics, misinformation or half-truths.
This group is for ALL of us … people who want to purchase their lots, people who just want to continue renting. People who need help understanding the numbers and what all this means.  People who have been through a conversion in the past and know what to expect.

We are currently in conversation with the park owner's representatives including his legal representatives.  I am hopeful about these conversations.  So far, the owner seems to be very willing to listen and work toward making this conversion a win-win. 

In order to know which direction to go with these discussions, we need to identify all the concerns people have.

We need to hear from you.  Please call or send an email to let us know what you think.  Since the recent open meetings have been rather antagonistic and hostile, we are going to depend on individual, neighbor-to-neighbor conversations to gather your thoughts and concerns.

Please join us … we need to hear from everyone, regardless of your position on conversion.  Together, we can make a difference.  We can come together as a community and make Mesa Dunes an even better place to live.

Joyce Wycoff
jwycoff@me.com
870-656-4141