Jackson Mobile Home Park Profiles

Profiles of residents of Jackson Mobile Home Park forced to leave due to closure.

Jackson Mobile Home Park: Jean Barber

Jean Barber. Courtesy of Jean Barber Kayla Desroches/KMXT A mobile home park closure on May 1 means that people have been scrambling to find alternative spots for their homes or businesses, other housing arrangements, or are even considering moving out-of-state. This week we share the experiences of several displaced home and business owners of Jackson Mobile Home Park. Not all …

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Jackson Mobile Home Park: Rick Nugent

Rick Nugent. Courtesy of Rick Nugent Kayla Desroches/KMXT The closure of Jackson Mobile Home Park on May 1 means that people have been scrambling to find alternative spots for their homes or businesses, other housing arrangements, or are even considering moving out-of-state. This week we share the experiences of several displaced home and business owners of Jackson Mobile Home Park. …

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Putting a Human Face on the Jackson’s Park Exodus

Jay Barrett/KMXT Situated between the City of Kodiak and the town’s priciest neighborhood on Spruce Cape is Jackson’s Mobile Home Park – 12 acres packed full of old single- and double-wide trailers. For decades, it has been Kodiak’s catch-all neighborhood. It has welcomed residents wanting to put down roots on a budget, people who needed a couch for a few …

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Jackson Mobile Home Park Profiles: Shawn Dochtermann

Shawn Dochtermann strikes a serious face. Courtesy of Shawn Dochtermann Kayla Desroches/KMXT The closure of Jackson Mobile Home Park on May 1 means that people have been scrambling to find alternative spots for their homes or businesses, other housing arrangements, or are even considering moving out-of-state. This week we share the experiences of several displaced home and business owners of …

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Jackson Mobile Home Park Profiles: Cheryl Nugent

Cheryl Nugent self portrait. Courtesy of Cheryl Nugent Kayla Desroches/KMXT The closure of Jackson Mobile Home Park on May 1 means that people have been scrambling to find alternative spots for their homes or businesses, other housing arrangements, or are even considering moving out-of-state. This week we share the experiences of several displaced home and business owners of Jackson Mobile …

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Jackson Mobile Home Park Profiles: Darius Kasprzak

Kasprzak – in blue, far left – competes in ComFish Fisherman’s Contest. Here he ties a selection of knots. Kayla Desroches/KMXT The closure of Jackson Mobile Home Park on May 1 means that people have been scrambling to find alternative spots for their homes or businesses, other housing arrangements, or are even considering moving out-of-state. This week we share the …

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