Beaumont Annexation for Warehouse Development

By: Libi Uremovic | Original Article at patch.com

The Local Agency Formation Committee has scheduled a hearing for May 28th to annex County land into the City of Beaumont. Below is all the information released.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission, in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, County Administrative Center, 1st Floor, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California, on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. on the following proposals:

LAFCO 2014-20-5- Reorganization to Include Annexation 07-ANX-01A to the City of Beaumont (ASM Beaumont Business Center), Concurrent Annexation to the Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District, and Concurrent Detachments from County Service Area 152 and the Riverside County Waste Resources Management District: Generally located within the northwest quarter of Section 7, T3S R1W, south of State Route 60, east of Beaumont Av., north of the prolongation of 4th St. and west of the future Portrero Blvd. alignment.

Relevant Issues

A Clear Conflict of Interest
The City of Beaumont's contract with Urban Logic presents a significant conflict of interest and therefore must be terminated.
Favoritism and Cronyism
The City of Beaumont, under Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas, has consistently demonstrated favoritism and cronyism in the awarding of pubic contracts.
Cost to Taxpayers
Urban Logic's contract with The City of Beaumont which allows it to profit from each approved development, along with their on-going practice of awarding high-dollar public contracts to a small group of friends and associates instead of to the lowest bidder, have cost Beaumont taxpayers millions.
Impact on Existing Businesses
The policies of Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas ignore the needs of existing businesses in favor of new development and big box stores.
Quality of Life
Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas have damaged our quality of life by failing to uphold high development standards, depleting local resources, making local government less accessible to residents, and by destroying the small town feel of the City of Beaumont.
Tactics
Urban Logic protects its ability to extract money from the City of Beaumont at all costs, resorting to intimidation and threats when necessary.