Beyond the Creek

Back in October I posted a Friday question of the day about the Lafayette Terraces plan to bring an apartment complex for moderate income families to the corner of Pleasant Hill Rd. and Deer Hill Rd. in Lafayette. That plan was rejected by the Lafayette design review commission and now an alternative plan that calls for 44/45 single family houses has been offered. Detailed information about the alternative plan can be found on the City of Lafayette’s website here.

In addition to the single family homes there will be a separate parcel owned by the city for public use with a soccer/lacrosse field, dog park, playground, parking lot and a multi-use trail. It seems there will not be any concrete traffic improvements made with this alternative plan although I imagine traffic wouldn’t be as bad as compared to a large apartment complex with hundreds of units.

If this alternative plan is rejected then it looks like this will go to the courts to get the original 315-unit apartment complex built. With that being said, do you support this alternative Lafayette Terraces plan for single family homes with a separate public space for city residents to use?

There will be a public meeting about this alternative plan on January 22nd at Veteran’s Memorial Building (3780 Mt Diablo Blvd) at 7pm where you may comment and give your opinion.

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