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Residents urge new environmental review for Esmeralda; council to explain city process
Summary
Multiple Cloverdale residents told the council that the Esmeralda proposal sits on contaminated, deed‑restricted land and argued a full subsequent EIR — not a minor addendum — is required; council agreed to schedule a city presentation on the process for evaluating the project.
Residents raised sustained concerns about contamination, groundwater and the scope of environmental review for the Esmeralda development, telling the Cloverdale City Council that the proposal differs substantially from earlier analyses and that the city should lead detailed public Q&A and technical review.
Jennifer Sullivan, a Cloverdale resident, said the project is a “materially changed project proposed on a deed‑restricted contaminated property” and argued the city cannot treat approval as a minor tweak: “Using the 2009 EIR with the third addendum…
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