Riverbank speakers urge more transparency, raise safety and fiscal concerns over proposed tiny‑home supportive housing

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Multiple residents, local organizations and a physician spoke at the Riverbank City Council meeting to oppose or seek changes to a proposed permanent supportive housing ("tiny homes") project near Oakdale Road, citing lack of outreach, questions about the nonprofit operator's financials and concerns about proximity to a sports complex and an

Dozens of residents and community representatives used the meeting's public-comment period to press the City Council for more information and outreach about a proposed permanent supportive-housing—often referred to in the meeting as a “tiny home” project—referenced for a site at the corner variously transcribed in the record as Morel/Morrill/Memorial and Oakdale Road.

Speakers said the public had not been adequately notified of the project's location and timeline and expressed concerns about safety, long-term costs and whether the nonprofit proposer has the operational and financial track record to operate the site and provide necessary supportive services.

Roselyn Chandra told the council she opposed placing permanent supportive housing on Morrill Road and Oakdale Drive and said “the details and perhaps even the plan itself have been withheld from us, the community,” adding that withholding information “breeds distrust.” Physician Udbal…

Riverbank speakers urge more transparency, raise safety and fiscal concerns over proposed tiny‑home supportive housing

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