Hundreds Of Mobile Home Residents May Face The Boot As County Pulls Plug On Waste Water Treatment Services; Park Owner Silent On Plans

In Scott County, Illinois, WHBF-TV Channel 4 reports:

• Hundreds of Quad Citians may be forced to move as the future of one mobile home park is up in the air. For decades, Scott County has been treating the waste water at Lake Canyada Mobile Home Park. However in August that contract is up and the Scott County Conservation Department says it can't afford to cover the costs anymore.

• Karen Constantino has lived at Lake Canyada for two and a half years. When she got the letter from Scott County last week telling her the waste water would no longer be treated, she panicked. "I think it's horrible," says Constantino, "especially if we can't get any straight answers on whether we need to find a place to live or if we're able to stay here."

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• The Scott County Conservation Department says it can't afford to treat the waste water. The only thing residents can do is build their own plant. "Our plant just can't handle the amount of waste going there and we can't handle the project cost to upgrade it," explains Scott County Conservation Director Roger Kean. Ohio based I & R properties, which owns Lake Canyada, hasn't told residents how it plans to fix the problem. Their silence doesn't surprise Constantino. "Anytime somebody tries to contact them, they never get back."

For the story, see Money Issues Could Force Community Out.