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Helping 36 families to relocate after a developer bought their mobile home park, Gateway Estates, and served them with a notice to vacate with an unreasonably short time frame. Sixty children are among all the residents affected.
The families have no recourse as there were no long-term leases in place, just month to month. Public outcry and appealing to the developer resulting in a short extension, but still not enough time for the logistics of moving this many homes. There are few if any mobile home lots to move to in the area. It costs approximately $20,000 to pack up, move, and reset a mobile home–possibly more if electrical, septic, etc must be installed in the new location. Several of the homes cannot be moved until some repairs are made to enable the structure to withstand the move.
Understandably, most of these families do not have the money or resources to move their homes. Finding new housing in the same price range is nearly impossible in the Dripping Springs area, keeping the children in the same school district.
Many local Dripping Springs Charities, Ministries, county and city officials, and Organizations have jumped in to help. Project Connect has created a fund to help the families. You can donate directly at https://www.projectconnectds.org/gateway-for-hope or scan this QR code:
These people are our neighbors, friends, and tradespeople, who work for many area businesses. Some have been in their homes for 25 years. They have given so much to the community over the years, and now they need our help.
Rose Haven Event Venue is proud to host a LIVE music fundraiser, spearheaded by Jim Lukeitch–a resident of Gateway Estates. He’s lived there for many years, tending to his beloved garden full of flowers and fruit trees, and intended to stay there as his retirement home. He is an accomplished and renowned musician, and he has the Midnight Flyer Band, playing good ol’ Texas Blues and Jazz. See their info at MidnightFlyerTX.com. Jim is one of the fortunate ones who has the resources and location to relocate, but most do not. Jim approached me with the music show idea, as he used to play at Rose Haven back when our historical building was a bar and Texas dancehall. I JUMPED at the chance, as I’ve been trying to figure out how to do something meaningful to help.
We will have multiple wonderful local musical acts, a silent auction, a cash bar with part of the proceeds donated to the cause sponsored by Peak Beverage. We are putting this together in a very short period of time! So bear with us and keep checking back in to see what we have added to make the Gateway of Hope Drippin’ Benefit Show a fun, wonderful evening for a GREAT cause!
More information about Rose Haven at https://www.rosehavenvenue.com
