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Woodside council approves payment to housing‑element consultant after HCD raised new analysis requirements
Summary
After public concern about cost overages, the Woodside Town Council voted 6–0 to approve payment to consultant Diab Bhatia for additional work on the housing‑element EIR that staff said was required by California HCD review, while councilmembers requested a future consultant‑evaluation process.
The Woodside Town Council voted unanimously to approve a payment to consulting firm Diab Bhatia for expanded work on the town’s housing‑element environmental review after staff said state reviewers required additional analyses.
Resident Kim Hansen raised the item during public communications, saying the consent calendar description labeled the work as routine but that the town was being asked to “authorize payment of over a quarter‑million dollars to Diab Bhatia”…
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