HR Council Rejects Brookside Annexation Agreement

In a split vote, Hood River City Councilors rejected an annexation agreement for eleven acres on Brookside Drive that would have led to a 50-unit housing development.  The original concept envisioned when the City approved annexation of the land and a change to the C-2 mixed use zone in exchange for an easement to complete the Indian Creek Trail called for at least half of the units to be long-term housing for at least ten years, but developers Pacific Realty Advisors asked for that condition to be lifted.  One of the developers, Reco Prianto, told the Council the cost of developing rental housing in Hood River is too high to be feasible.  Councilors Doug Stepina, Amanda Goeke, and Anna Cavaleri voted for the agreement, but Grant Polson and Ben Mitchell along with Mayor Paul Blackburn were against, while Gladys Rivera was not present.  The Council voted to ask Community Development Director Dustin Nilsen to continue talks with the developers.  Nilsen noted the action does not impact the City receiving the easement for the trail.

 

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