Pomerleau looks to buy, preserve Shelburnewood mobile home park

Burlington Free Press – Joel Banner Baird Burlington developer Tony Pomerleau said Wednesday he intends to buy Shelburnewood mobile home park, and find ways to keep its residents living there. The deal with the Shelburne property’s owners has not yet been finalized, but “it’s 90 percent done, and it’s going to happen,” Pomerleau told the Burlington Free Press. Plans to convert the mobile home park into mixed-income housing fell through in 2010 after facing stiff opposition in Shelburne’s Development Review Board. The property lies along the village’s northeast corner. Owners Marvin and Sue Thomas, have for several years said they no longer wish to operate the park, and would like to sell, said their lawyer, Liam Murphy … PDF of Burlington Free Press Article Link to Burlington Free Press Article

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