Contra Costa Times
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DANVILLE -- The opposition to changes proposed for the town's general plan shows no sign of letting up.
A fourth Planning Commission meeting on the subject, held Tuesday, again drew more than 200 people. They spoke late into the night and often passionately against the plan and its provisions to increase low-income, high-density housing and allow for clustered housing developments on agricultural land.
Due to the public response, a fifth meeting on 2030 General Plan Update has been scheduled for Feb. 12. If that isn't enough, a sixth meeting could take place on Feb. 26.
The commission is trying to put together its recommendations for the plan to be considered by the Town Council, which will vote to approve a final version that will guide town policies and development for the next two decades.
On Tuesday, resident Jenny Lyons told the commission that Danville reminded her of the fictional Bedford Falls in the Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life," and that it was a place where she felt her children could wander the streets safely after a football game.
"Oakland used to be a really nice town," she said. "They brought in a lot of low-income housing and lots of high-density housing, and it really changed the character of the town. ... I'm just speaking from the heart as a mom who feels like I'm really scared that our town is going to change. And if we lose Danville, where do we go from here?"