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Trailer Park Troubles

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Towles Trailer Park
A whole New Hampshire neighborhood is about to be evicted from their homes, and they are not taking the news lightly.

Littleton, New Hampshire is a bustling town with a business district that spans from the downtown area to past Interstate 93 and all the way to Lowe's home improvement center. But a problem is arising a developer is planning on extending the main drag a little further by building more retail stores which is right in the heart of the Towles Trailer Park.

Diane Thompson and her family live in the trailer part and is one of the ten families that will have to move out. Thompson said, "Even though it's a mobile home it's our home.  We worked hard for the home, and to just to walk away from our home, it's very hard."

The trailer park is located right across from Lowe's.  The developer bought the land several years ago, with one promise to the residents of the neighborhood that they would pay to move the homes on to another part of the property.

Then trouble reared its ugly head and developers found that the plan cost too much and decided to evict the residents. Thompson also said, "In the purchase sales agreement we were supposed to be able to be moved up back. They were going to move us out back off the property and build us a park, but it ended up not being feasible."

Residents in the park then formed a group and the plan was to buy the land, but unfortunately they couldn't afford to. So at that point they decided to sue the devloper in New Hampshire Supreme Court, claiming that the developer was obligated to move the park. Thompson says that, "We did go to court and we did lose our battle in Superior Court in January. So unfortunately we're all looking for a new place to live."

The group then approached the New Hampshire community loan fund foundation. That foundation has been working with the park residents to find a new affordable property to build a brand new trailer park. Thompson also said, "They're still helping us they have been a great asset to us. I mean, if it hadn't been for then I don't know what anybody would have done. They have worked hard for us."

But for right now residents of the Towles Trailer Park will have to wait, while they are hoping for the best, at the same time they are bracing for the worst. Thompson also said, "So it's pretty uncertain right now. Well the certain part about it is we are going to have to move. The uncertain part is when and where we're going to move."

Developers have told residents in the part that they will give them enough time to move out of their homes before they start to develop the land.