#SaveForestParkFamilies

Stand with Forest Park Homeowners—Tell Officials to Oppose Rezoning

Help us make a difference by contacting your legislator today!

📢 Why We Need Your Help

Forest Park is home—with all families owning and caring for their homes for decades. These working-class homeowners have poured in thousands of dollars and countless hours to maintain and improve their properties. They've built equity here and raised generations in this close-knit community.

Now, rezoning proposals threaten to displace these families and destroy what they've invested a lifetime in. This isn't just about Forest Park—it's about affordable homeownership, family stability, and community integrity across our region.

✉️ What You Can Do Right Now

Email your city, county, state, and federal officials today.
Ask them to oppose rezoning that displaces these long-time homeowners and tenants.
Stress that Forest Park Mobile Home residents deserve no less protection or respect than any other Charlotte neighborhood.

Your voice matters. When you speak up, you show officials that this is a shared community priority, not an isolated concern. Together, we can protect affordable homes and uphold dignity for families in Forest Park—and set a powerful example for all of Charlotte.

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Dear [elected official],

I’m deeply concerned about plans to rezone and develop this vital, naturally affordable community. I’m adding my voice in support of preserving these homes and defending the homeowners—working-class families who have called Forest Park home for decades. They’ve invested thousands of dollars and countless labor hours into maintaining and improving their homes, often over generations. These aren’t transient renters—they’re homeowners who have built equity, roots, and community here.

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I urge you to carefully consider the impact any decisions or actions regarding this issue will have.

1. 🌳 Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing Needs Protection
Forest Park offers invaluable affordability, housing families, seniors, and essential workers outside of Downtown Charlotte’s rising costs. Replacing these homes with high-density apartments threatens to displace hundreds who cannot afford alternatives nearby.

2. 🛡️ Safety & Well‑Being Are at Stake
This isn’t just about zoning—it’s a moral and public safety issue. Evicting longtime residents can lead to housing instability, disrupt childcare, force student transfers, and strain mental health. These families are already vulnerable.

3. ✅ Not Anti-Development—Just Pro-Responsible Development
We believe Charlotte can grow without sacrificing equity. If growth is needed:

-Require one-for-one replacement of affordable units,
-Implement tenant protections (anti-eviction, rent stabilization, community ownership, right of first refusal, and tenant opportunity to purchase),
-Ensure ongoing resident input and oversight.

4. 🙏 Support Our Request
Please:

-Oppose rezoning proposals that harm the Forest Park mobile home families
-Champion policies to preserve and upgrade naturally affordable homes
-Engage directly with Forest Park residents before any future zoning votes

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Les pido que consideren cuidadosamente el impacto que cualquier decisión o acción sobre este asunto tendrá.

1. 🌳 La Vivienda Asequible Natural Debe Protegerse
Forest Park ofrece una asequibilidad invaluable, dando hogar a familias, personas mayores y trabajadores esenciales fuera de los crecientes costos del centro de Charlotte. Reemplazar estas viviendas con apartamentos de alta densidad amenaza con desplazar a cientos de personas que no pueden pagar otras opciones cercanas.

2. 🛡️ Está en Juego la Seguridad y el Bienestar
Esto no se trata solo de zonificación: es una cuestión moral y de seguridad pública. Desalojar a residentes de muchos años puede provocar inestabilidad habitacional, interrumpir el cuidado infantil, forzar cambios de escuela y afectar la salud mental. Estas familias ya son vulnerables.

3. ✅ No Estamos Contra el Desarrollo—Solo Queremos Desarrollo Responsable
Creemos que Charlotte puede crecer sin sacrificar la equidad. Si el crecimiento es necesario:

-Exijan reemplazo uno por uno de las unidades asequibles que se pierdan,
-Implementen protecciones para inquilinos (contra desalojos, control de alquileres, propiedad comunitaria, derecho de tanteo, y oportunidad de compra por parte de los inquilinos),
-Aseguren la participación constante de los residentes y supervisión comunitaria.

4. 🙏 Apoyen Nuestra Solicitud
Por favor:

-Oponerse a las propuestas de rezonificación que perjudiquen a las familias del parque de casas móviles de Forest Park,
-Promover políticas que preserven y mejoren las viviendas naturalmente asequibles,
-Involucrarse directamente con los residentes de Forest Park antes de cualquier voto futuro sobre zonificación.

Thank you for standing with Forest Park’s hardworking families and helping ensure Charlotte grows with justice, equity, and compassion.

Sincerely, [Your information here]