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Residents urge Verona council to resist rezoning Bacchus site, praise sustainability progress
Summary
Multiple residents told the Verona Common Council on Oct. 27 that recent planning and rezoning proposals for the Bacchus (Backus) parcel risk eroding the character of adjacent single‑family neighborhoods and raised flooding and safety concerns. Several speakers also praised the city’s sustainability work and asked for increased, budgeted support.
Leila Sonier, a Holiday Court resident of 40 years, opened the public‑comment period on Monday by thanking the council for years of sustainability investments and urging the city to keep clean‑energy and environmental priorities “front and center” as it drafts the next budget.
Neighbors who live adjacent to the parcel commonly referred to in testimony as the Bacchus property urged the council not to amend the comprehensive plan to allow a large multifamily development on land long shown for single‑family…
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