Roosevelt Lakeview Park (RLP) is an existing manufactured home and recreational vehicle community located in the Tonto National Forest on the west side of State Route 188 approximately 3 miles south of Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River. RLP was developed in the early 1970s and consists of 174 manufactured home spaces and 11 recreational vehicle spaces and is served by a private water company and a private wastewater company. The Park was developed as a Special Use Permit issued by the Tonto National Forest. That permit expired on December 31, 2012, and the residents were required to relocate all of the improvements including manufactured and mobile units. The time period for the permitted land use activity has been extended so that Mr. Buckmaster, with assistance from Gila County, may apply for a Townsite Act Purchase to transfer ownership of the park from federal hands to Mr. Buckmaster.
This Act allows the designation and sale of Forest Service lands adjacent to established communities in 12 western states, including Arizona, for townsite purposes. The Act requires that an application to the Forest Service be made by designated officials of the County, City or local government subdivision.
At a regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting on December 18, 2012, the Board made the following motion:
Upon motion by Supervisor Pastor, seconded by Vice-Chairman Dawson, the Board unanimously agreed to have Gila County serve as the applicant for the U.S. Forest Service to designate and sell Roosevelt Lakeview Park as a Townsite under the Townsite Act, subject to the development and submittal of a financial plan by Mr. Buckmaster to Gila County, for approval by the Board of Supervisors prior to the preparation and submission of the application to the Forest Service by the County. Further, that prior to December 31, 2012, staff will send a copy of this Board of Supervisors' action, with a cover letter acknowledging Gila County's intention to file, to the U.S. Forest Service.
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