Residents press council over Fairway Cliffs development, council amends townhome count

A proposal to redevelop parcels along Fairway Boulevard drew more than a dozen public comments and questioning from members of the Whitehall City Council on Jan. 21, 2025, as the administration and the developer sought approval for Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) exemptions and other incentives tied to the project.

Supporters of the neighborhood pushed back at a council meeting where the developer, Evan Rivera of Cordova Real Estate Group, described plans to build townhomes and add 2,000–2,500 square feet of ground‑floor retail to an existing office building. Rivera said the team expects to start construction in April and estimated 20 townhomes on one side of Yearling Road and matching units on the other; the townhomes he described are four‑bedroom models. Rivera told council the design has been revised repeatedly over two years because of a newly discovered gas‑line easement and parking constraints.

Council members and multiple neighbors said they did not have enough detailed drawings to evaluate the latest proposal. “This is too much change for me to try to anticipate and try to verbally and visually understand what you're saying,” Council Member Smith said during the applicant presentation, asking for updated renderings before council action. Multiple residents said…