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Sun Herald - 12/13/05 Tue, December 13, 2005 Home | Sports | Classifieds | Charlotte News | Englewood News | North Port News | DeSoto News | Venice News 12/13/05 Mobile home insurance going sky high NORTH PORT -- Insurance rates for owners of manufactured homes are skyrocketing with no sign of stopping any time soon. So said John Ruggeri, an insurance executive with Ruggeri Insurance of Sarasota, whose clients include many manufactured-home owners. Ruggeri will speak about insurance issues at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the recreation hall of LaCasa, and anyone with a manufactured home is urged to attend. Residents of River Walk, Lazy River, Harbor Isles and Harbor Cove, as well as LaCasa, are welcome. "Insurance for manufactured homes is going to get horrendously more expensive," Ruggeri said. "After Hurricane Andrew, new construction codes came out in 1994." Ruggeri said that insurance carriers are now trying to limit their obligation to only insure manufactured homes built prior to the 1994 codes. After Andrew, many insurance carriers would not insure manufactured homes at all, Ruggeri said, so the state formed its own company - now called Citizens - to act as a pool to insure the highest risks. Their rates, by law, are based on the average of the five highest private insurers' rates in the state, so they do not compete with private carriers. "Citizens is like a company of last resort," Ruggeri said, "but they have continued to raise their already-high rates." For example, he said they (Citizens) "just tacked on a six-percent increase from the 2004 hurricanes." This fall, citizens raised its rates by another 15 percent, and for the 2005 hurricanes it looks as though rates will increase yet another 10-11 percent, according to Ruggeri. "Citizens is looking at a $1 billion loss for 2005. They are going to have to get that money from somewhere," he said, adding he believes, the rest comes from everyone else's pockets. Private carriers will be required to help fund the losses that Citizens is facing, he said. They will, in turn, pass the costs on down to their customers. Ruggeri said that this year he lost almost 1,000 clients who did not renew their manufactured-home policies. He suspected that these people now are without property insurance. Ruggeri said that when people can't get insurance for their manufactured housing, the owners are more inclined to seek rezoning and sell the land at a profit. This results in a loss of affordable housing. Ruggeri was invited to speak to residents by John Clancy, who is on the Homeowners Association board at La Casa. Clancy urges residents to attend the meeting, learn about this insurance crisis and available options. Anyone interested in attending, call Clancy at (941) 423-5570. You may e-mail Susan Hoffman at shoffman@sun-herald.com. By SUSAN E. HOFFMAN North Port Assistant Editor © 2006All rights reserved. Your Local Internet Service Provider A division of Sun Coast Media Group Inc. Publishers of the Sun newspapers.

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RV/Campgrounds RV /Campgrounds State Parks Blue Springs State Park 2595 Highway 10 Clio, Alabama 36017 334-397-4875 Blue Springs State Park is located six miles east of Clio, Alabama. Visitors to Blue Springs State Park will be welcomed by such activities as hiking, camping, swimming and picnicking. The springs at Blue Springs are fed by a crystal clear underground spring source that provides fun for the whole family. Open daylight hours. Other facilities include: picnic shelters, tables, grills, comfort stations, playground, tennis courts, and 50 modern campground sites. Admission charged. $11/day base rate. Senior rates. Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge 509 Old Highway 165 Eufaula, Alabama 36027 334-687-4065 or 334-687-5906 Email: eufaula@fws.gov The Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (ENWR) is located 5 miles north of Eufaula, Alabama, on U.S. Highway 431, then 1.5 miles on 165 North. The ENWR was established in 1964 on the Walter F. George Reservoir. Locally called "Lake Eufaula," it was formed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers impounding the Chattahoochee River. The ENWR, located 40 miles south of Columbus, Georgia, consists of 11,184 acres with more than 4,200 in open water. Habitat types include riparian areas, seasonally manipulated wetland impoundments, upland old fields, agricultural fields, hedge rows, pine and hardwood uplands, and hardwood bottomlands. Management provides habitat for migratory waterfowl, brood habitat for wood ducks and promotes diversity of flora and fauna including endangered and threatened species such as American alligators, bald eagle and wood stork; resident species and neotropical migrant birds. At times there are an abundance of sand islands, spits and sandbars in the lake. Recreational activities include: trails, auto tour route, fishing, two observation towers, wildlife observation, photography, and managed hunts (including youth hunts). Managed hunts are permitted for dove, deer, waterfowl, squirrel and rabbit. The refuge provides year-round bank fishing or fishing by boat in waters within the refuge boundaries. The ENWR is open to visitors during daylight hours, 7 days a week. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Free admission. Florala State Park 514 Lakeshore Drive Florala, Alabama 36422 334-858-6425 Located in the city of Florala, along beautiful Lake Jackson (named after Andrew Jackson), Florala State Park is 40 acres and features a community building, campground and picnicarea along the spring-fed lake. Campground features include 23 campsites (with grills, water, electricity, and sewage hookup), 10 tent area sites (with tables, grill, water, and electricity), and a large picnic pavilion. There are also two meeting rooms at the lake available for rent. Amenities include a kitchen with stove, refrigerator, microwave and meeting space. Park hours are from 8:00 am until sunset. Frank Jackson State Park P.O. Box 73-C Opp, Alabama 36467 334-493-6988 or 334-493-6348 Frank Jackson State Park is located just one mile from downtown Opp. From Highway 331, turn west on Opine Road. With a well-stocked pond and 2,050 acre park, this area features one of the bestfishing spots in the South. A swimming beach, picnic area, campground, boat launch, accessible fishing pier, walking trails and playground are also available. Open during daylight hours. Admission charged. Senior rates. Lakepoint State Park 104 Lakepoint Drive Eufaula, Alabama 36027 334-687-6676 or 334-687-6921 Located 7 miles north of Eufaula off Highway 431 on the Alabama-Georgia line, Lake Eufaula is knownas the "Bass Capital of the World." The 1,220 acre park features a full-service marina, 101 room Resort Motel, 6 suites, 29 cabins, dining room, 7 meeting/banquet rooms, championship golf course, hiking trails, picnic area and beach area that includes a swimming pool. Marina facilities include fishing and pontoon boat rental, store, overnight docking, permanent wet storage, fuel dock and boat launching facilities. Park is open 24 hours daily. The picnic area is open sunup to sundown. Free admission. Adjacent to Lakepoint State Park is the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge. Roland Cooper State Park 285 Deer Run Drive Camden, Alabama 36726 334-682-4838 or 334-682-4050 Located six miles northeast of Camden, rolling along the 22,000 acre Dannelly Reservoir, this 236 acre park features a nine hole golf course with club house; spacious vacation cottages; modern campground with bathhouse, laundry and camp store; and a scenic picnic area with tables, grills, pavilions and comfort station. With fishing so popular in the reservoir, the park also provides boat launching facilities and bait & tackle amenities. Modern cabins for 1-4 persons - $42 - $60. Campground - $14 per day base rate. All park information is available from: Alabama State Parks www.dcnr.state.al.us 1-800-Ala-Park Information provided by: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildernet ( www.wildernet.com ) Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel Campgrounds and RV Parks CleanPark R.V. Park 4100 South Oates Street (U.S. Highway 231 South) Dothan, Alabama 36301 334-792-2000 24 full hookup sites. $18.85 plus tax nightly rate. Clean, secure atmosphere. Thirty minutes north of I-10. Lots of trees, moderate climate, shopping and many recreational activities within a short drive. (click here for amap of accommodations) Deer Run RV Park 3736 U.S. Highway 231 North Troy, Alabama 36081 334-566-6517 334-566-4707 Fort RuckerRV Park Building 24236 Lake Tholocco Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362 334-255-4305 Open daylight to dusk. Park amenities include recreational vehicle campsites, picnic areas, lakes, a skeet range, paintball range, equipment issue center, boat rental, swimming enhancements, lake cottages, hunting and fishing. HoustonCounty Farm Center 1701 East Cottonwood Road (on Ross Clark Circle) Dothan, Alabama 36303 334-792-5730 63 hookup sites available (10 with water and electricity) (click here for amap of accommodations) Omussee Creek Park 828 Omussee Creek Road (off of Highway 95 South) Columbia , Alabama 334-696-4626 Open daylight to dusk. Free admission. Two boat ramps. Two softball fields. Two pavilions. Volleyball, nature trails, picnic areas, comfort station. Primitive camping sites. Open Pond Recreation Area Andalusia, Alabama 334-222-2555 Open Pond is located south of Andalusia off of Alabama Highway 137. This 15-acre public campground facilityis located 10 miles southwest on Highway 29, five miles south on Highway 137, one-half mile east on Highway 24,then one mile southeast on FR 336. Offers 40 sites for tent, RV camping, 22-foot limit. Features dump station, flush toilets, boat ramp, hiking trails. Groceries available. Recreation includes boating, fishing, bicycles. Maximum stay 14 nights. Ozark Trav-L-Park 2414 North U.S. Highway 231 North (Mile Marker 47) Ozark, Alabama 36360 334-774-3219 Reservations (800) 359-3218 http://www.trav-l-park.com Offers 50 RV sites, 35 that accommodate pull-thrus and 10 that hold double slideouts. All RV sites feature full hookups, including 30 or 50 amp electricity, phone hookup and cable TV service. Tent campers, groups and big rigs welcome. Rate: $21.95/daily. Point "A" Lake and Park 2030 County Road 59 Andalusia, Alabama 36420 334-428-2610 334-428-2606 Located four miles northwest of the city of Andalusia. Open daylight hours. Admission charged. 700-acre lake and park. Fishing, skiing, swimming, picnicking, camping, RV hookups, showers, grills, tables, fishing piers and beaches. The area encompasses about 74 acres of land in 3 parcels known as Point "A" Campground, Covington-Kiwanis Island, and "Patsaliga Point." The area is also adjacent to Point "A" Lake, which has a surface area of 700 acres and a maximum depth of about 41 feet at the dam. Swindall's Campground 162 County Road 5516 Troy, Alabama 36081 334-566-8353 The Willows RV Park 2932 Ross Clark Circle Dothan, Alabama 36301-1160 334-692-4149 http://www.TheWillowsRVPark.com An attractive, clean, shaded, pleasant, quiet, rural, reasonable facility on high ground located just outside Dothan, Alabama's west side city limits. Readily accessible to US 231 travelers. Free from heavy truck trafficnoises. Good rest is enjoyed. Dothan Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 3311 Ross Clark Circle, NW P.O. 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