Despite deep doubts aired by residents who packed Wednesday’s meeting, the Cloverdale City Council accepted a Bay Area developer’s assessment of the water needs tied to its large housing and resort project, proposed for a shuttered lumbermill and wood waste site at the south end of town.
The 4-1 decision in favor of a consultant’s study tied to the Esmeralda Land Company project featured Councilmember Marjorie Morgenstern as the lone no vote.
Morgenstern, like many residents on hand Wednesday, said she was concerned there were “too many variables” that prevented her from knowing whether the city would have enough water in the future for the residents it currently has…