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For decades, University Mobile Home Park in Old Town Goleta has served as housing for folks 55 and older, but until earlier this year, that designation was de-facto, not on the books. Goleta’s City Council voted to make the park’s “senior housing” status permanent on Tuesday, despite park ownership’s intention to sell and rent to all-ages.
Tuesday’s vote to make a permanent senior housing overlay district over the park area comes after months of discussion from community members and council members alike. Last October, University Mobile Home Park residents received news that the park, which had sold earlier that year, was coming under new management. Residents received rules changes. The park, said management company Harmony Communities, would now open to all ages…