Or, how do 41 single-family homes sound as compared to the 25-story tower originally proposed?

That’s what the plan commission OK’d last week for the Emerald Isle site on Garland Road overlooking the lake. The neighborhood, which had opposed the original plan and its 5-story successor, thought this was acceptable, says Jennifer Hiromoto, the city official who oversaw the request. The only height in this proposal was 38 feet, the limit for the homes. The council will vote on the new plan April 9.

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