Sustainable Infrastructure for Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Park

Windy Hollow Mobile Home Park Cooperative Awards Davenport Excavation Contract for New Water System Construction, Phase 1

On January 3, 2022, the Windy Hollow Mobile Home Park Cooperative in Castleton, VT, signed a contract with Davenport Excavation to implement the construction of the Park’s new water system well connection. The project is funded by the Vermont Community Development Program and the Vermont Housing Finance Agency.

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Project manager and grants administrator, CommonLand Solutions, managed the procurement and is monitoring work progress and payments. Trudell Consulting Engineers provided design and permitting services, and is overseeing contractor performance. The project will be completed by April, 2022.

Resident-Owned Communities

The Co-op purchased their Park in 2018, using Vermont’s Opportunity to Purchase law for manufactured home park residents, which requires sellers to offer parks to residents through a 90-day Right of First Refusal. Under this law, Cooperative Development Institute assists approximately 13 Vermont parks with resident ownership, through a model developed by ROC USA.

ROC USA Nonprofit and Resident-Owned Parks (as of August 2022)

The updated list is maintained by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development.

Bristol

Lauristen's

KTP

Maple Ridge

Middlebury

Monkton

Starksboro

Vergennes

Bennington

Hardwick

Lyndon

Bolton

Burlington

Colchester

Hinesburg

Milton

Shelburne

St. George

Williston

Highgate

St. Albans City

Swanton

Grand Isle

Hyde Park

Bradford

Braintree

Randolph Center

Randolph

Williamstown

Derby

Brandon

Castleton

North Claredon

Fair Haven

Rutland City

Barre

Berlin

East Montpelier

Waitsfield

Brattleboro

Drummerston

Putney

Rockingham

Westminster

Wilder

Ludlow

South Royalton

Springfield

Windsor

Woodstock