Cheney, Parkside LLC reach agreement

Cheney’s City Council unanimously approved the second reading at its July 11 meeting of an ordinance rezoning a 3.6-acre parcel of land at the corner of Cedar and North Eighth streets from multifamily residential (R-3) to high-density multifamily residential (R-3H).

The difference between this and the first reading’s approval June 27 is the inclusion of a development agreement between the city and the developers of Parkside Commons LLC — Greenstone Development and Eastmark Capital Group. Both are seeking the rezone to build a 96-unit student housing complex on the property located across from...