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ANTON– The town council has agreed to sponsor two grants for the rehabilitation of Church Creek manufactured home park.
Matt Welsh purchased the community in October of 2024, and appeared at Wednesday’s town board meeting via telephone to ask the town for its assistance in applying for two New York State grants to make infrastructure and other improvements in the park.
The community is located roughly 3.5 miles west of the village of Canton on U.S. Highway 11.
Park owner Welsh described the property as “very scenic,” saying it has “a lot of potential” if it can receive the proper improvements.
Welsh is seeking grant money through the...
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This is exactly what states need to be doing. Giving grants to mobile home parks to replace aging infrastructure is the correct way to bring old parks back to life and to sustain affordable housing. This is exactly what bureaucrats should be working on if they really want to make a difference.