Council OKs Disney Housing Project

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Over the strong objections of Disney and dozens of tourist officials, the Anaheim City Council voted 3-2 early this morning to approve a controversial residential project in the city’s resort district, the Los Angeles Times reports.


The six-hour public hearing, which began Tuesday night and spilled into this morning, was the council’s second attempt to settle the dispute that had lingered for nearly a year.


About 150 Disney workers attended the meeting in support of the development, some wearing stickers that read “Yes in Mickey’s Back Yard” (YIMBY). The dozen employees remaining at the meeting cheered when the project was approved.


The council members who voted against the project were Harry Sidhu and Mayor Curt Pringle.


In a prepared statement, Disney said it was disappointed by the vote and looked forward to a citywide vote on the matter.


“This is a bad precedent and if allowed to stand is likely to lead to several more proposals to permit non-tourist uses in the resort area,” the statement read.


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