Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "comment + 12' wide issue":
Your assumption of the 12 wides being an issue that brought the township down on LA is way out of line! The manager made Dingmans aware and many property owners went to the township with gripes and violations in house that gave them a reason to come in and start inspecting. If property owners abide by the rules and regulations, and didn't try to get away with things that they knew were out of line, they would have nothing to fear from township inspections but, if you tried to bend the rules and would not listen to the code enforcement officers you will face the consequences. LA needs something to attract new owners and raising dues and not having anything to offer younger owners you will not find new owners. Visit our local campgrounds or Trails End and Eagle Lake and observe the type of owners you will attract if they can get better trailers. Trails End had a reputation of being a dump, well, drive through there now and observe the changes that new 12 wides make in appearance and and type of property owners if you went there for the swim meet you couldn't miss the changes.
anon -- i agree that the community will only improve when it is attractive to younger people and has recreational activities that are relevant to younger families-- after all if your 60+ you really don't care what activities are being scheduled-- all you want is peace and quiet-- but you also will not be interested in investing in a new trailer and are willing to make due with what you have--- that's fine --- but the future for la is attracting younger members and providing them with a clean, safe, desirable community that has activities relevant to them and their entire family-- la is not doing this now!!!!! it must start!!!!
dingman township is simply enforcing the standard building codes that we community members must comply with--- it's like the water and sewer up until recently no one gave a rat's rear about the operation of these utilities-- NOT NOW!!!! now we must comply with the rules of the game and that has cost la plenty of money but there is no choice--- it's the law!!!! so complaining and blaming the township and the der about the cost and effort to comply with the laws is futile--- you must do it
the past decisions of many previous bods and the present bod has left la behind the 8 ball and now the community is going to have to play catchup -- it's a big job!!!
Friday, November 28, 2008
comment + 12' wide issue + DINGMAN
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I know this 12 wide issue has been going on for years and years. But I (and I'm sure plenty of others also) don't know what the EXACT legal reason the town won't allow them. Can anyone shed some light?
ReplyDeleteI'm 60+ and I care about my investment and am very interested in getting new 12' wide homes into the community. This is a vacation resort not a retirement village so those senior citizens who don't want change are entitled to keep their lots in the '70s but I'd prefer my property to increase in value not be stuck in a time warp. I'd like this to be a place my kids and grandkids can continue to enjoy for years to come and you're correct we can only attract a new generation if we improve the landscape and facilities.
ReplyDeleteI agree about Trails End. When we were interested in buying a lot years ago we were told LA was much better than TE. I now hear it's the other way around and I for one am not happy about our reputation. I've not been to TE but did take a ride around Eagle Lake and the new homes do a lot to increase the visual appearance of the place. True, it will take several years to get a decent supply of new housing stock but even 10-15 a year is a good start for prospective buyers to see potential in purchasing here. Don't know the legal problems in getting 12's passed. I guess we're not intelligent enough to understand what's going on even though our money is used to pay attorneys who seem to not be able to work the issue or a BOD that is't interested in working the matter. We need receive information on the progress or why there is a lack of progress. We must start asking questions via e-mail to the BOD about the 12' wide issue and getting answers not the run around we've been getting for the last five years.
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