Fountain Valley is moving ahead with a major housing project that will bring more than 600 new homes to the city — including 83 affordable apartments for seniors — after months of discussion among city leaders and residents over density, safety and state housing mandates.
It comes as cities across the county are grappling with state-mandated housing numbers and shrinking local control over housing developments.
The Euclid and Heil Residential Project, planned on the site of a former strawberry field near Mile Square Regional Park, will add a mix of market-rate apartments, senior affordable housing, townhomes and triplexes across an 18-acre site…