The Town of Okotoks has requested more information that could give residents of the Heritage Estates Mobile Home Park a voice.

Residents of Heritage Estates Mobile Park in Okotoks have requested the formation of a  Mobile Home Sites Advisory Board through the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act.

Town CAO Rick Quail says the move could help residents give themselves a voice when dealing with certain issues among a park owner and tenants.

"Council heard a report [Tuesday] in which we were advised that under the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act, there is provision for a municipality to create a mobile home board  advisory type of committee," he says.

Residents approached council a month ago addressing their latest lot fees and rental agreements going up higher than some can afford.

Quail says if the board is adopted, residents could get better communication within a tenant to owner discussion on matters.

"Concerned residents could bring a concern or issue and then the mobile home operators and developers would be afforded an opportunity to speak to a board relative to concerns and issues, so I think it creates a forum for discussion," he says.

When dealing with the potential approval of a Mobile Sites Advisory Board, Quail says it's something the Town has never had to deal with in the past, but with some research were able to find reasons to approve one.

"This is the first time to my knowledge that this notion has come about and as a result of the concerns expressed by the residents by the Heritage Mobile Home Park, council wants us to look into it further."

For how the story of the Heritage Mobile Home Park started, visit the link here.

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This is a revision to an article posted Oct. 15th 2015. The published article stated that council had approved a Mobile Home Sites Advisory Board. OkotoksOnline.com has since found that was misinformation and Okotoks Town Council has not made an approval at this time.