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Residents urge council to reject Newland Simpson warehouse; council continues public hearing to July 14
Summary
Multiple residents criticized the proposed Newland Simpson warehouse for traffic, pollution, property-value and transparency concerns. The city opened a public hearing and then continued it to a special meeting on July 14 for further consideration; speakers said they had not received requested public records.
Several Hemet residents used the July 8 city council meeting's public-comment period to urge the council to reject or more closely scrutinize the proposed Newland Simpson warehouse development, citing traffic congestion, public-health risks from diesel emissions, declining property values and delays in public-records responses. The council opened the public hearing on the project and continued it to a special meeting set for July 14.
Speakers said they fear the project would bring truck staging, gridlock and blight to the west side of the city and would harm nearby homeowners' property values. Carol Velarde, who identified herself as a District 4…
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