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MILTON — Waiting for the word to pack up and move is starting to wear on Melissa Nason. The single mother describes herself as anxious and depressed after having to live without water service to her trailer since July of 2018 in the Westgate Mobile Home Park.
A court order shut down Westgate when the owner, Carla Lear, did not make repairs to the park's failed septic system. A Florida Department of Health civil complaint against Lear cited raw sewage flowing onto open ground. Lear did not make repairs and lost the property’s permit to operate as a mobile home park and residents had to move.
The United Way of Santa Rosa County was able to help nine of the families that rented. The two families that owned their trailers posed a larger challenge but the United Way's plan to help includes them.
"As best as I can tell, it's still in the works," Nason said by phone.
Nason said the length of time it has taken to coordinate the trailer move and lack of communication during the holidays added to her stress and left her feeling as if she was in limbo. Nason found a lot to move to in November but the lot needed work for the septic and electrical hookups, which are now complete.
In addition to Nason's present living conditions and the stress of not knowing when she will be able to move, she has also had her car repossessed and the replacement vehicle has broken down.
"I'm sure the lack of communication was due to the holidays," Nason said.
"We are waiting for the trailer movers to schedule the moves," Kyle Holley, acting administrator at United Way of Santa Rosa County said.
Holley confirmed the lots were equipped and permitted for trailer hookup. The other resident, who did not want to be identified, recently found a lot that met the requirements of the United Way, Holley said.
"They have been very patient and kind and they are willing to work with us," Nason said of Dana Andrews, lot owner and the King family from King Mobile Home Movers.
Holley said he would call Nason and all parties involved to ensure everyone knows what is going on with this project.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: The wait is almost over