Following a story MHProNews last posted June 25, 2015 regarding a request for expansion of a manufactured home community (MHC) on what was once part of the Southgate Estates MHC in Bloomington, Illinois, the city council denied the proposal. Although the planning commission had recommended approval, the city council voted unanimously to reject the PMO Properties plan until issues dealing with storm water and the sewer system are resolved.
Southgate was in foreclosure in 2011 when the property was split into two parcels and sold to two different owners, according to pantagraph. Most of what was Southgate is now called Cardinal Ridge, and is owned by Jay Oades, who says water from PMO floods his community after a storm and fills up a drainage pond.
PMO currently has four manufactured homes and space for 30 more homes. The council says it would not approve the expansion until there is a written signed agreement between the two owners. ##
(Photo credit: gfhomesandland–manufactured home)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.