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Phase 1 of East Indio employment‑corridor study finds about 700 acres least constrained; infrastructure cost a major hurdle
Summary
Consultants told the council the 3,300‑acre East Indio study area contains roughly 700 acres with the lowest constraint for industrial development; the rest faces flooding, fault‑zone or utility‑connection challenges that make water and power expensive.
City planning staff and consultants presented the results of phase 1 of an annexation and conceptual planning study for a 3,300‑acre area in Indio's eastern sphere of influence intended to generate industrial jobs. The study identified roughly 700 acres between 40th Avenue and Fargo Canyon Road as the portion with the fewest physical or regulatory constraints for industrial development.
Rachel Lint, a project manager with consultant Dudek, summarized a multi‑topic constraints analysis and market review. The analysis mapped environmental and infrastructure constraints — including special flood…
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