- Provo City Council approved a redevelopment plan for Provo Towne Centre, transforming it into a mixed-use area with housing and open space.
- Shady Acres mobile home park residents, affected by the plan, will receive 18 months’ notice and $10,000 for relocation, which some find insufficient.
- City councilman acknowledges the residents’ challenges, but emphasized the negotiated benefits and market realities if they hadn’t approved it.
PROVO — As plans move forward to redevelop a Provo mall, residents at a nearby mobile home park are trying to figure out what’s next.
The Provo City Council recently approved a proposal from owner Brixton Capital to turn Provo Towne Centre, which first opened in 1998, into a mixed-use development that includes housing and open space.
But the plan includes Shady Acres mobile home park, located at 1095 S. 500 West, which sits next to Provo Towne Centre and is also owned by Brixton Capital. Residents there will have to move.
“It’s their property and it’s their rights to do what they want with the property,” said Kay Larsen, who has lived there for 30 years. “But, I mean, I’m 79 years old, and if we leave this, we’re starting at zero.”
As part of the agreement with Provo city, Brixton Capital has agreed to give each affected household 18 months’ notice and $10,000 to help them move. Larsen doesn’t think that’s enough…