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Residents urge Hemet council to extend warehouse moratorium, warn against Newland Simpson project
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Oct. 14 Hemet City Council meeting urged the council to extend a moratorium on warehouse development and to deny further hearings for the Newland Simpson logistics project, citing traffic, air quality and process concerns.
At the Oct. 14 Hemet City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the council to extend the city’s moratorium on warehouse development and to resist further hearings or approvals for a proposed Newland Simpson logistics project.
Pam Yang, a Hemet resident, asked the council to “extend the moratorium” and said warehouses bring “serious health concerns, deteriorating roads, constant noise, and growing traffic congestion” that affect families and seniors. She said the jobs the projects promise are “short term” and that the developments create “long term burdens for our residents.”
Why it matters: Speakers said the Newland Simpson proposal has already been declined at earlier stages and said bringing it back would signal that developers can overcome local opposition through repeated filings…
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