EVANSVILLE — The city has set aside $15,000 to assist residents living in the neglected mobile home park off Oak Hill Road with moving expenses.
The Evansville City Council approved the appropriation Monday evening in a vote of 8-0. Ben Trockman, D-First Ward, was not at the meeting. All the money is coming from interest earned on American Rescue Plan Act dollars the city was awarded.
Kolbi Jackson, executive director of the Department of Metropolitan Development, said the fund is set up to help with expenses like rent and utility deposits. Those living in the mobile home park can access up to $1,000 each until Dec. 31, she said…