Vandalia council approves 59-unit PUD amendment despite neighborhood objections

Vandalia City Council on Sept. 2 approved an amendment to the Redwood Vandalia planned unit development that will permit 59 multifamily residential units as part of phase 3 of the Redwood Vandalia project, passing ordinance 25-18 on its second reading by a 6-0 vote.

The council’s approval comes after several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge denial or revision of the proposal. “Single-family homes would be more appropriate,” said Thomas Schreck, a Greystone Circle resident, reflecting neighbors’ repeated concerns about density and the project’s fit with surrounding neighborhoods. James “Jim” Test, another Copperfield-area resident, said the project’s appearance on aerial maps looked like “sardines packed in a small 11-acre spot” and said he worried the design did not…