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Residents and unions clash over proposed South Ontario Logistics Center EIR and rezoning
Summary
A packed public hearing drew roughly two dozen speakers, with community groups urging the council to preserve agricultural 'donut hole' land and environmental health, while unions and the developer argued the project will deliver jobs, local hiring and infrastructure; staff characterized several impacts as "significant and unavoidable."
The council held a lengthy public hearing on the South Ontario Logistics Center, a proposal to redesignate about 219.39 acres for business-park and industrial uses and allow up to 5,333,518 square feet of industrial and business-park development. Planning staff summarized the EIR, identified several "significant and unavoidable" impacts (loss of agricultural land, air quality, cultural resources, greenhouse-gas emissions and traffic) and recommended certification of the EIR with a mitigation-monitoring program and a statement of overriding considerations.
Mr. Murphy, the planning presenter, described the site's history as former dairies in an agricultural preserve and said: "As part of the specific plan creation and the general plan amendments, an environmental impact…
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