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City Officials Consider Purchasing, Redeveloping PG&E Substation Site

PIEDMONT, CA-A locally based developer has suggested to the city council that the former PG&E substation site on Linda Avenue be converted into a variety of low-cost housing units.

By Becky Bergman | Updated on February 14, 2001

PIEDMONT, CA-At the recommendation of a locally-based developer, city council members have asked city administrator Geoff Grote to check into the cost of purchasing the PG&E substation on Linda Avenue. Developer Patrick Kennedy told the city council recently he would like to see city officials to obtain the 17,000-sf site and convert it into a variety of housing units.

Kennedy stressed the need for affordable housing in Piedmont, a small community completely surrounded by Oakland. Teachers with the Piedmont Unified School District have been hit hardest in the pocketbook, says Kennedy, and as a result, many have left their district jobs and the area altogether in search of cheaper rents. Kennedy says the housing units would consist of a variety of housing units, including market-rate and moderate- to low-cost units.

But city council members say they are concerned the city may not have the necessary funds to finance the property. Kennedy suggested that while Grote gets the purchase price from PG&E, the city should put together request for proposals to develop the project.

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