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Residents urge Montebello council to support moratorium as neighbors oppose nearby data-center proposals
Summary
Several residents used public comment to warn about a proposed data center in neighboring Monterey Park, calling for a permanent moratorium, stronger public outreach and independent environmental review; other commenters raised dispatch and police conduct concerns.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period at the Montebello City Council meeting to raise concerns about proposed data center development in nearby Monterey Park and broader public-safety and service issues.
A resident who said they live about 85 feet from the proposed site urged the city to seek a permanent moratorium on data centers and criticized limited outreach by both the city and the applicant. The speaker asked Montebello officials to attend the Monterey Park meeting and told the council the city should insist on independent, unbiased environmental consultants and a second independent review of any environmental study. He also described ongoing infrastructure work in the area and questioned whether utilities work was being done in preparation for a data center.
Other public commenters highlighted separate community issues: Dulce Garcia of Heart of Compassion summarized nonprofit food-distribution work and thanked the city for partnership; Linda Nicholas described an allegedly inappropriate dispatcher instruction on a 911 call and a delayed EMS response for a dog-park mauling and urged retraining and facility repairs; and several speakers raised allegations about integrity and conduct within city administration and police ranks, saying complaints remain unresolved.
City council members responded during oral communications, with one councilor urging preventive action given Montebello's proximity to Monterey Park and asking staff to consider measures, including possible bans or regulatory changes, to avoid unexpected projects. The council also reminded residents of procedural limits on public comment (three-minute limit) and decorum in chambers.
No formal council action on data centers was taken at the meeting; council members requested staff and managers review options and return with more information as appropriate.
