Amie Windsor, PRESS DEMOCRAT
One question has been dogging the backers of a proposed housing and resort project vying to transform Cloverdale’s long-stalled Alexander Valley Resort site and remake the look of Sonoma County’s northernmost city.
Will there be enough water?
Representatives for Esmeralda Land Company insist there is, citing reports from a consultant the Bay Area developer hired for their ambitious project, which calls for 605 homes — in a mix of apartments, town homes and single family homes — two hotels and two restaurants on 266 acres off Asti Road.
Devon Zuegel, the principal of Esmeralda will be on hand Wednesday at the Cloverdale City Council meeting to field questions focused on water demands tied to the project, which also includes a racquet club, two indoor pavilions, an outdoor amphitheater, retail space, light industrial facilities, a K-6 private school and a standalone office building.
It would also have more than 1.8 million square feet of landscaped area, including a dog park, community garden and playground. The project is conceptualized to be a walkable, bikeable community for multiple generations, according to Zuegel.
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