Affordable housing project passes in Cloverdale despite concerns

Cloverdale planning commissioners, despite objections from community members concerned about an increase in traffic, voted 3-2 Tuesday night to approve a 75-unit affordable housing project along Asti Road.

The lone person to speak for the project this time was Calum Weeks, policy director for Generation Housing, a nonprofit Sonoma County housing advocacy group. He said 129 people had signed a petition in favor of the apartment complex, and “a delay could scuttle the whole project altogether.”

“We strongly encourage the commission to objectively review and pass the project in alignment with your local zoning ordinance,” Weeks told the commission.

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