![]() ![]() Watch Video: New owners of Waukee mobile home park to increase rent by more than $200 It would have been good to have that conversation with them so those questions could be answered." "It's all about transparency," Harrington said. ![]() If she planned it, Harrington said she would have used it as a chance to give tenants a chance to speak with their new landlords. Newly elected North Liberty City Councilor RaQuishia Harrington said she was not told that the meeting was taking place. "This might difficult to understand, but these meetings happen daily in the city with developers trying to bring new businesses." "People probably get the impression or feel that because this conversation went on that there is an effort to not reveal information, but that is not the case," Hoffman said. While he agreed it was important for Havenpark to have a conversation with tenants, this may not have been the right platform. North Liberty City Councilor Chris Hoffman said while this may seem opaque, city leaders are often asked to have conversations involving sensitive information. "(Havenpark Capital) is a private business, and it is between them and their people," Donahue said. According to Donahue, it would not have been appropriate to bring the association in for the meeting. Neither the public nor representatives from the association were invited to the closed-door meeting in North Liberty or even told it was planned in advance. Since forming the Golfview Residents Association, tenants have been asking for a sit down meeting with Havenpark Capital. They need to figure out when they want to do this. "But it's not for us to say when the perfect time is. "Should (the meeting with tenants) have happened sooner? I think so," Heiar said. This will be a chance for tenants to give their new landlords a sense of their priorities for infrastructure investments in the park.Īccording to Heiar, this was the second meeting between North Liberty and Havenpark the first occurred April 9, 2019. "They purchase these properties with the intent to keep them as mobile home parks," Heiar said.īoth Heiar and the mayor said they were satisfied that a meeting between Havenpark and its tenants will happen soon. Heiar said they assured him and the mayor that despite the coming rent spikes, Havenpark's plan is not intended to price out residents. North Liberty leaders reached out through the local park's manager to try and secure a meeting with the mobile home park's new landlords. ![]() We hadn’t heard from anybody," Heiar said. In North Liberty Thursday morning, Mayor Terry Donahue and City Administrator Ryan Heiar met with Havenpark Capital principal Anthony Antonelli, managing partner Robbie Pratt and a regional manager. ![]()
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