OSTA: Empowering Park & Marina Residents
If you are an Oregon Manufactured Home Park or Marina resident who owns their home, but rents the space or slip in which your home is located, then we are here for you.
OSTA is your support network, a trusted source of information about your rights, and your advocate for more secure housing through improved legislation.
Through these efforts and initiatives, we enhance your quality of life.
OSTA is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that seeks direction from members, avoiding a top-down approach, regarding decision-making on critical issues affecting members’ lifestyle choices, quality of life, and rights as residents in manufactured housing and floating home communities.
OSTA works to provide an expanding array of programs, information, and services to its members. It is an organization focused, not only on protecting the rights of homeowners as residents in parks and marinas but an organization that supports all aspects of manufactured and floating home living.
To enable this to happen we rely on members, teams, and colleagues, across the state who support this common vision. This work requires time, investment, and dedication to serve our 80,000+ residents and we rely solely on memberships and donations to achieve our goals.
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OSTA: Empowering Park & Marina Residents
OSTA Update: Uniting for Change and Overcoming Challenges!
A mere week has passed since the hearings, and the ripples of change are already evident. We want to salute the Twin Cedars Manufactured Homes community and the leadership of Judy Annin. Twenty-five residents journeyed to Salem to testify, many for their first time! A special thank you to each one of you.
From organizing and strategizing to confronting fears of retribution, this is an example of residents demonstrating that courage isn’t the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
However, this journey comes with its challenges. As we rally for a better future, we confront the inevitable pushback in the form of online negativity and so-called "trolls." The message is clear: our voices are stronger when united, and we are turning the tide together. Let's keep this momentum alive and continue making strides toward meaningful change.
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Can you believe it's only been a week since the hearings? My gosh, a lot of interesting things have happened. Come on in, let's talk about it. Good morning everybody. I'm Bill Bateman. This is another Osta Update and yes, indeed, it was only one week ago. In fact, at this time one week ago I was gathering my testimony. I had three computer screens open, piles of paper stacked everywhere. It was something out of a movie.
Speaker 1:I wanted to make sure I used just the right word and I know a lot of you were doing the very same thing. We had meetings in our park, letter writing meetings, we had organizing meetings and people all over the state did that and I think it's important to acknowledge that. I do want to acknowledge the participation of the Twin Cedars residents. Now, Twin Cedars had about 25 individuals who attended in person up to Salem, that's. I mean wow, that is stumendous, Stumendous, not even a word. I'm so excited. That was stupendous, Very good job and, if I understand from Judy, it was a new experience for most of them and everybody enjoyed participating. So I want to acknowledge them here.
Speaker 1:On my podcast, I'm going to give Rochelle a little nudge and we're going to talk about it in the newsletter and we're all looking forward to getting this thing going through the House and Senate. Now I mentioned Judy. Judy Annan is head of Manufactured Homeowners for Change, a Facebook group, and she is also a key player. She's a resident, I believe, of Twin Cedars and if I'm not, I apologize, but that's what I understand from what I have here in front of me and a lot of good work was done in the Facebook front with that. And this is outstanding because we'd all like to be younger and we'd all like to have less health-related issues holding us back. I know I would I'm sure many of you would but this has been a brilliant example of how people initially were afraid to speak up and now they're not anymore.
Speaker 1:I've heard this story from several individuals. We were talking in a board meeting how individuals who initially are even reticent to write or to call and ask for help are now organizing. They're getting groups together, they're passing petitions out, they're sharing information and that's what this movement is all about. And this shows that this is a valid movement, Because for people to overcome fear of retaliation, the feeling of retaliation can go from excessive rule enforcement like oh, your trash can's a half inch over the line I'm afraid we're going to have to cite you for that, All the way up to and including and I was stunned to see this actually occurs physical altercations. People are starting to stand up and say no. They're starting to say when, when you've had enough. You say when, and that's what people are doing.
Speaker 1:What's significant is now we're seeing pushback, Now we're seeing other tactics, Now we're seeing what I call trolls. I actually got my first few negative comments on some of the stuff we've been doing, and I love it. It lets me know that somebody thinks enough of what we're doing to try and muddy the waters. And okay, there's a really good feature on your computer. I know in Facebook, when I used to belong to Facebook, I would simply block them. Don't feed the trolls. Don't spend your time arguing with people who are probably paid to be doing this, trying to get under your skin, trying to bother you, trying to make you upset.
Speaker 1:This is done in politics. This is done in any type of movement, any type of organization. It's just part of the terrain, so don't worry about it. Let's keep doing what we're doing, and what we are doing is very, very well. Thank you to everyone. Thank you to the folks at the various manufactured home communities and floating home communities throughout the state. We have stood up, we have made it clear that we are saying when we've had enough and we are going to be actively working to turn this in a much, much better direction. We will keep you up to date here at Osta. Please keep us up to date with what's going on in your park. We want to make sure everybody gets the information they need. If you have any questions, reach out to us. Osta updates as they become available. Until then, be safe, stay warm and we'll see you next time.
