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Residents oppose rezoning of Mead Valley acres as supervisors initiate foundation general‑plan change
Summary
The Board considered a request to initiate a foundation general plan amendment to reclassify roughly 100 acres in Mead Valley from very low‑density residential to light industrial, drawing large public turnout and sustained opposition over air quality, truck traffic and loss of housing.
Riverside County supervisors on Jan. 21 voted to initiate a foundation general plan amendment that would allow consideration of changing roughly 100–103 acres in Mead Valley from "rural community, very low‑density residential" to "community development light industrial," prompting extensive public opposition.
Staff presented the proposal as a foundational change that would allow the applicant to submit a subsequent industrial project application; Selena Kelleher (EPD Solutions) representing Lansing Companies said outreach showed a portion of local respondents preferred redevelopment if it generated revenue for the community and cited fiscal‑impact analyses projecting higher recurring property tax revenue under industrial build‑out…
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