Concord council denies appeal, paving way for townhome project

A 70-townhome residential project in northeastern Concord can move forward, with the Concord City Council’s rejection of an appeal of the project’s Feb. 19 approval by the city Planning Commission.

The council’s 3-2 vote came despite dozens of commenters — via Zoom, telephone and email — who blasted the project for myriad reasons, most notably its density, its expected impacts on traffic and safety impacts on students at nearby schools.