In recent weeks, the city of Petaluma and owners of Youngstown Mobile Home Park have sent dueling letters to park residents that reflect the increasingly pitched battle being fought in Sonoma County over mobile home regulations.

“Any information you provide to the city – including your address, email and phone number – will become a matter of public record,” an Oct. 20 letter from the park’s attorney Paul Beard II warned of a questionnaire sent out by city staff. “If you decide to respond,” it continued, “the park may need to depose you” as part of litigation between the two, and “it may be advisable for you to hire counsel.”

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