More than 100 Cary families could be forced out of homes if land is sold [Video]

A big plot of land in Cary is up for sale, and the purchase could displace dozens of businesses and more than 100 families who live behind a busy shopping center.

Chatham Estates is considered one of the few remaining affordable mobile home communities in Cary, but it’s on the market along with the shopping center surrounding it.

Chatham Square includes about 50 businesses, with many catering to their neighbors.

The community is home to an estimated 700 people. It covers 40 acres on the corner of East Chatham Street and Maynard Road near downtown Cary. Additionally, about 50 small businesses are in the shopping center.

They’re part of a team trying to get the attention of town leaders. The group One Wake is organizing the business owners and residents. On Monday, a poster sat in a store window, asking them to show up at a forum for Cary town …