Nearly 30 nearby homeowners showed their support for a change in the zoning that would allow new, single-family homes to be built near the former Westwood Mobile Home Court.
After nearly a decade of legal battles, Tuesday night South Sioux City, Nebraska leaders took the first step toward turning a dilapidated trailer park into something else.
By unanimous vote of the city council, local leaders moved to rezone land where the Westwood Mobile Home Park sat.
Two more votes are required before the ordinance hits the books.
However, this means that single family homes could one day stand in place of abandoned trailers.
At tonight's council meeting, nearly 30 homeowners stood up to show their support for the change. They urged the council to approve it.
South Sioux City resident Rose Johnson says, "They've tried trailer courts before and it didn't work, and we're tired of all the mess and want to get rid of it and get it cleaned up."
The city's planning and zoning commission actually recommended keeping the current zone.
Typically rezoning requests come from property owners. However, after several unsuccessful attempts to contact owner Rita Glass, the council agreed with the homeowners.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Arlyn Wilson says, “The current mobile home park no longer meets specifications for mobile home courts."
The other was they no longer have a license to operate a mobile home court. The west end of the mobile home park is already zoned for single family homes.
Updated: May 29, 2007, 7:03 pm
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