Garfield County Commissioners Reject $23 Million Mobile Home Park Land Bid

1 articles · Updated · The Sopris Sun · Jun 25

$23 million is the asking price for Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, but Garfield County commissioners refused to even agenda a funding request to help residents buy the land beneath their homes.
The residents are competing with outside investors from Texas and need nearly half the purchase price as a down payment, making local government backing central to their bid.
Nearby governments have already committed money: Pitkin County, Snowmass Village and Aspen put up $4.5 million, while Glenwood Springs and Carbondale contributed another $1 million.
The refusal drew criticism because Garfield County is described as holding more than $115 million in reserves, even as commissioners cited budget constraints and said the purchase was not something they needed to fund.