SWHHS gives Grover 60 days to work out evac. plan with City or construct shelter
The Southwest Health and Human Services Board has ruled that Mike Grover, owner and operator of the Cedar Lane Mobile Home Park in Tracy, is in noncompliance with Minnesota law for failure to construct a storm shelter or have an City-approved evacuation plan and therefore has had his license to operate the park has been suspended for 60 days.
Grover has until the end of the 60 days to either construct an approved shelter or submit to the City an evacuation plan that must be approved, per Minnesota Statute 320.27.
In testifying before the board on Sept. 23, SWHHS said Grover admitted there is no shelter in place, and that, pursuant to action by the Tracy City Council on May 12, 2025, does not have an approved evacuation plan.
At the most recent inspection by Jason Kloss of SWHHS on June 6, 2025, Grover was advised that Cedar Lane was not in compliance on both matters.
Cedar Lane has been operating as a manufactured home park in Tracy by M&M Properties Group/Cedar Lane since 2021.
The SWHHS Board has the authority to review, suspend, or revoke a license under both the Lyon County Public Health Administrative Ordinance dated Feb. 15, 2022, and the Lyon County Public Health Manufactured Home Parks and Recreational Camping Area Ordinance dated Feb. 15, 2022.
SWHHS members present at last week’s meeting included Greg Burger (Rock County), Rick Wakefield (Redwood County), Dean Nielsen (Lincoln County), Dennis Welgraven (Murray County), and Todd Draper and Gary Crowley, both of Lyon County.
Also in attendance were Bill Toulouse, attorney for SWHHS, and Tracy Community Development Director Tom Dobson and Tracy City Administrator Jeff Carpenter.
