VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 38
WEEK OF AUGUST 22, 2024
Wolhurst mobile home residents get new corporate landlord Residents fear rent hikes, but new owner says it cares about affordability BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
If the residents at Wolhurst mobile home park had more options, they might not be so worried about welcoming a new landlord. The reason they don’t have many options is twofold: residents’ incomes are modest, or even fixed, yet the costs of housing in Littleton and across the Front Range have skyrocketed in recent years. Their homes have been insulated from high rents, but as their new landlord, Havenpark Communities — which owns mobile home parks across the United States — steps in, many residents are anxious. They fear potential rent increases making it impossible for them to afford their homes. SEE WOLHURST, P7
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Swim Across America makes 7th annual splash near Littleton Celebrating cancer survivors with fundraising, healing at Chatfield Reservoir BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Wolhurst, now called Wolhurst Lake, is a mobile home park community for seniors located PHOTO BY NINA JOSS at 8201 S. Santa Fe Drive.
People who want legal assistance regarding housing matters may reach out to the Colorado Poverty Law Project by filling out the form at https://www.copovertylawproject. org/get-eviction-housing-help or reaching out to contact@copovertylawproject.org or (303) 532-2641.
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Three years removed from his spinal cord cancer diagnosis, Garrett Rymer’s prognosis is looking good; so good he added another mile to his return to this year’s Swim Across America event at the Chatfield Reservoir near Littleton. The Aug. 17 event marked the seventh annual open water swim for the nonprofit, which raises cancer research funds for Children’s Hospital Colorado. Many of the participating swimmers are cancer SEE SWIM, P6