Regarding the rebuilding of Coffey Park:
- Shirley Zane, Sonoma Co Supervisor, was quoted in the SF Chronicle: "the rebuilt neighborhood should include 'grocery stores, dog parks, smarter senior housing, single-family homes, higher-density stuff.' She added that 'we have to respect the homeowners, but I do think a lot of people — particularly the newer generation — are open to something other than this suburban sprawl we are all so stuck in.'"
- One resident: “I want them to build back Coffey the way it was and to build it as fast as possible … The last thing I want is somebody re-imagining my neighborhood.”
- Mayor Chris Coursey acknowledged the homeowners there must undertake a great rebuilding effort, but “I don’t think that gives the greater community the right to tell them what to do with their properties.”
Analysis of California's housing crisis & shortages, recommends higher density development, especially along coastal areas, such as Sonoma County. See last years' CA Legislative Analyst Report on Housing. The problem is that current residents of coastal communities, such as Coffey Park, don't want higher densities. The result is a shortage of housing and rising prices. Higher densities in the Bay Area can be found at new construction near transit lines. However, existing communities have resisted higher densities.
Plz see the PD article below.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7...-of?artslide=0