Cooperative Development Institute
CDI receives $50K to build new resident owned manufactured home community
A private donor gave the Cooperative Development Institute, or CDI, $50,000 to jump-start the project, which is expected to cost millions of dollars and take years to complete.
Federal grant to help improve water system at Sunset Terrace in Rockland, Maine
George Krise describes his neighborhood as a mix of young and old, ranging from new babies to 90-year-olds. It’s the kind of place where kids yell “car” when someone drives down the road so everyone can stay safe. The kind of place where neighbors look out for each other.
Milton Mobile Home Co-op completes water, waste water infrastructure project
The 5 million dollar water and wastewater infrastructure project completed this year marked the first time residents have safe drinking and wastewater infrastructure since the co-op purchased its park in 2012.
Maine Governor joins Blueberry Fields Co-op’s We Own It! celebration
Blueberry Fields Cooperative is the first to benefit from Maine’s new opportunity to purchase legislation, signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills last year.
Residents of a Mobile Home Park Join Forces to Buy Their Community
The residents are the first in the state of Maine to successfully utilize a new law making it easier for them to compete with investors and gain ownership of the land their homes sit on.
Brookfield Meadows is 330th ROC
Brookfield, MA — The residents of Brookfield Meadows, a 55+ community with 61 homes, have organized together to purchase their manufactured home park for $3.9 million, making them the newest resident-owned cooperative community in Massachusetts.
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