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Residents clash over Esmeralda project; vocal calls for EIR and contamination review
Summary
At the Cloverdale City Council meeting, residents split over the proposed Esmeralda development: proponents cite jobs, housing and revenue while opponents demanded a full Environmental Impact Report and warned of pentachlorophenol contamination and restrictive deed covenants.
Public comment at the Cloverdale City Council meeting on April 22 centered on the proposed Esmeralda development on the former Alexander Valley Resort property southeast of downtown.
Several residents voiced support for the project’s economic benefits. Susan Nurse said she had followed developer presentations and called Esmeralda “the best thing to happen in our town for 25 years,” arguing it could bring jobs, property-tax and transient-occupancy-tax revenue to support city infrastructure and local…
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