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“ is kind of collaboration, hard work, and love of community across multiple partners is what Golden is all about,” Weinberg said in a July 11 city press release.

In early 2021, Golden Hills was owned by Blue Sky Communities, which Tanner described as more of a mom-and-pop-style owner. Lot rents for most residents were about $525-$600 a month.

In spring 2021, residents received notice that Blue Sky intended to sell the community, and as Tanner described, “No one knew what was happening.”

Golden United volunteers connected them with istle, which set them on the ROC path. Most residents formed the co-op, which then made two o ers to Blue Sky. However, it sold the park to Harmony Communities in late 2021.

Tanner said the co-op made an o er to Harmony soon after, but “things didn’t work out.” en, Harmony informed the residents it’d received an o er, but the co-op wasn’t in “opportunity to purchase” mode, Tanner stated. So, it got back to work again with istle, and put together another o er — its fourth overall. is time, it was accepted.

Lot rents went up to $795 a month in Feb. 2022, and then to $995 a month in Feb. 2023.

With the deal signed and nalized this month, residents are celebrating becoming Je co’s rst ROC. Being resident-owned now, lot rents will stabilize, and residents will make decisions on their own park, Tanner described. ey’ve also established community rules and bylaws. Residents can join the co-op if they wish, but it’s not mandatory. While it was a long and di cult journey, residents felt the community had become stronger for it. Neighbors came together for a common good, and friendships blossomed among residents who never really knew each other before, the co-op board members described.

The work ahead e residents can’t rest on their laurels, though, as there’s plenty of work to do.

During the pre-development engineering surveys, the co-op found the property had more than $1 million in infrastructure needs, such as replacing sewer and gas lines. While those costs were included in the overall loan package, it will impact lot rents going forward, Tanner explained.

Between that, the o er the co-op was competing against, the overall costs of the real estate, lot rents will go up again in February. Tanner said it’ll be a little under $1,100 a month.

However, the co-op members voted unanimously to go ahead with the purchase, knowing lot rents would be impacted, at least initially. In fact, Tanner said it would’ve been worse if Golden and Je co hadn’t helped.