Board approves contested Thermal Ranch specific plan after hours of public testimony
After more than six hours of testimony, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors tentatively approved the Thermal Ranch specific plan and accompanying final EIR, moving forward infrastructure commitments including a proposed IID substation and a 5-million-gallon water reservoir; opponents urged further study of air quality, manure management and equity impacts.
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 4–0 on Dec. 16 to tentatively approve the Thermal Ranch specific plan and certify the project’s final environmental impact report, after a daylong public hearing that drew about 30 speakers and extended debate.
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