Cheney Free Press -

CHENEY -- The Clover Street Rezoning Project failed to gain approval in its third and final reading at the Sept. 30 City Council meeting.

The Clover Court/West Sixth Street area will remain an R-2 zone, capable of holding multifamily structures. In their decision, councilmembers cited a “lack of need” for a change.

The effort to rezone the location was led by a collection of concerned residents who want to preserve the single-family nature of their neighborhood by preventing the construction of duplexes.

“Right now, it’s a great place to raise children,” argued resident Doris Mu...