Kitty Cole

My name is Kitty Cole, and I have lived in Sherwood Forest in Ionia, Michigan for 30 years. I’ve done a lot. I owned and operated Kitty's Cafe on Main Street for fifteen years and a catering business for forty years. And I spent seven years as the park manager for this community. But when Cambio bought the community, I saw the writing on the wall, and I retired.

I am proud of the work we did in this community. I worked hard. We had this community pristine. I received the Park Manager of the Year award from the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA).

That’s why my heart aches when I look around this park today. They spent all of their initial improvements budget on office renovations, a new pickup truck and painting a sign. They aren’t doing any projects or even keeping the place up.

I know firsthand you can run a park well, make money, AND provide a wonderful place to live without raising lot rents like some of these companies are doing.

It doesn’t have to be this way - and shame on the MMHA for opposing the protections their residents so desperately need! That’s why we need to take action now.