[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by Taylortrailor

Okay ....yeah it may seem nice in rider woods but if you are not 65 or older you will be harassed about every aspect of your life. Yes you can have animals but they will stay up your butt about them. If the committee doesn't like you ( several people here feel ot is due to younger age) they will try to send you warnings, evict you, harass you about a hole on your trailer that the old peoples stratcat makes, Everythibg.yes, I know it is a trailer park. Yes , they want to keep it nice. But even if your yard/home is nice, they will start to nit pic meanwhile while you get billed for your grass being a cm too long, the co mitteeisso protected that the maintenance director expanded his yard so deep Into Protected wildlife filled woods , and uses them as his personal dumping ground. Come on these people need to stop pretending they are in some old people condos where they rule like it's their own private country and start realizing it is a Trailor park. Oh, you can only be "voted" onto their board if you pay so if you expect not to get harassed for your children or dog "trespassing" (seriously?) on others yards, lighting sparklers, or even walking Into the woods

Strictly out of curiosity, is this your perspective as a resident of this complex?

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

There is a trailer park in Westport, which is one of the nicest towns in Connecticut.

There was a recent story about it on the local blog:
Fire Damages Trailer Homes on Post Road East - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut

Wow, I didn't think there were any trailer parks in Fairfield County, let alone a town like Westport, I figured if at all maybe they'd be in Bridgeport or Danbury. I know that sounds biased but I had never seen them there or in adjacent Westchester County, NY and just figured it simply wasn't something you found in the NY metro area or something (perhaps heavy NIMBYism) as I have seen them in upstate NY and other parts of CT but even there to a lesser extent than in other parts of the country.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Wow, I didn't think there were any trailer parks in Fairfield County, let alone a town like Westport, I figured if at all maybe they'd be in Bridgeport or Danbury. I know that sounds biased but I had never seen them there or in adjacent Westchester County, NY and just figured it simply wasn't something you found in the NY metro area or something (perhaps heavy NIMBYism) as I have seen them in upstate NY and other parts of CT but even there to a lesser extent than in other parts of the country.

According to a Google search, there are two in White Plains, and one each in Post Chester, Ossining and Jefferson Valley.

I remember seeing one in Yorktown years ago, as well.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

According to a Google search, there are two in White Plains, and one each in Post Chester, Ossining and Jefferson Valley.

I remember seeing one in Yorktown years ago, as well.

Interesting, the only one in Westchester I've ever seen was a very tiny one in Croton-on-Hudson I used to pass by back when I commuted to Peekskill. I guess they're small and they hide them well.......

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

Interesting, the only one in Westchester I've ever seen was a very tiny one in Croton-on-Hudson I used to pass by back when I commuted to Peekskill. I guess they're small and they hide them well.......

They do; same with the ones I've seen in CT. And generally the ones I know of are actually pretty strict because they want to keep them nice. Personally I'm not a fan of them, but the ones I've seen are pretty well-kept and decent.

[mlassoff]

I had a friend in high school who lived in the one in Westport. It was nice as far as trailer parks go. His mother (single) chose to live there to give him the opportunities that the Westport school system offered, versus living in a regular home in a less expensive town. I guess it worked-- He graduated Staples High School, Western Connecticut State and is now a Doctor of Optometry. He has a nice home in Monroe, and his mom is still in the trailer park in Westport. I will admit its an odd place for a trailer park, but its nice for lower income people to have an option in a more expensive town.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by mlassoff

I had a friend in high school who lived in the one in Westport. It was nice as far as trailer parks go. His mother (single) chose to live there to give him the opportunities that the Westport school system offered, versus living in a regular home in a less expensive town. I guess it worked-- He graduated Staples High School, Western Connecticut State and is now a Doctor of Optometry. He has a nice home in Monroe, and his mom is still in the trailer park in Westport. I will admit its an odd place for a trailer park, but its nice for lower income people to have an option in a more expensive town.

Graduates from high schools all over CT go to WCSU, so I'm not sure exactly what you're saying "worked". I'd say "wow" if he graduated from Oxford or Stanford University. I graduated WCSU and I know many successful people with the degree that didn't go to Staples. My point is that if they went to Ansonia or West Haven and graduated from WCSU, it would probably be no different. On the other hand, I know grads from Staples and New Canaan that are dirtbags to this day. It's about the family, not the school.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

They do; same with the ones I've seen in CT. And generally the ones I know of are actually pretty strict because they want to keep them nice. Personally I'm not a fan of them, but the ones I've seen are pretty well-kept and decent.

I bet given that it's an opportunity to live in an "exclusive" town for a lot less that it's actually pretty hard to buy a unit in that trailer park (they're probably rarely up for sale for that matter).......

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I bet given that it's an opportunity to live in an "exclusive" town for a lot less that it's actually pretty hard to buy a unit in that trailer park (they're probably rarely up for sale for that matter).......

It's certainly possible. When driving by the one in Shelton (which is actually very nice), it seems like mostly elderly folks.

[mlassoff]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Graduates from high schools all over CT go to WCSU, so I'm not sure exactly what you're saying "worked". I'd say "wow" if he graduated from Oxford or Stanford University. I graduated WCSU and I know many successful people with the degree that didn't go to Staples. My point is that if they went to Ansonia or West Haven and graduated from WCSU, it would probably be no different. On the other hand, I know grads from Staples and New Canaan that are dirtbags to this day. It's about the family, not the school.

Right, so the same percentage of Staples graduates go on to higher education as graduates of Central high school in Bridgeport? Trumbull High has the same percentage of alumni who are physicians as Harding?

My point is that she sacrificed living in a larger home to live in a trailer park so her son could take advantage of the Westport School System. That is pretty good parenting yes, but there is a reason that Westport schools (and some other Fairfield County schools) are reputed to be among the best in the country.

I'm not sure what you are finding fault with here, but suffice it to say, my friend going to Staples in Westport (which he credits as the most formative experience of his life) gave him a much better educational start in life than he would have had at Central in Bridgeport, or even Ansonia or West Haven.

Good grief.