Law Firm’s Engineer, Ecologist, and Hydrogeologist refute numerous aspects of the City’s EIR.
Hidden Canyon Warehouse Plot Plan Lacks Majority Vote.
On July 14, 2016, Beaumont Planning Commission Agenda Agenda Item 2.b. Hidden Canyon Industrial Park died for lack of Vote.
A first Motion was made by Chairman Tinker to Approve the Item, but it lacked a 2nd. Another Motion was made by Smith to Approve with ‘conditions’. Tinker and Smith voted Yes while Dale and St. Martin voted No. Chairman Rearick was not present.
The Staff Report includes Several Letters submitted by Agencies effected by the Warehouse Project: http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/27835
Also submitted was a statement from the Law Firm of Lozeau Drury representing Laborers International Union of North America, Local Union No. 1184 that includes CEQA Reports from an Engineer, Ecologist, and Hydrogeologist : http://www.ci.beaumont.ca.us/D…
Hidden Canyon is ‘Area 4’ and was allocated $2,560,000 from the 1994 Series AB Bond. Area 4 planned to build 585 single-family houses.
For over 20 years the City of Beaumont former City Planner Ernie Egger and Principal of Urban Logic either filed CEQA ‘Negative Declaration’ Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) or didn’t file a report at all for every project.
When Egger went into hiding former Urban Logic Employee Rebecca Deming was gifted the job title of ‘Planning Director’. Deming claims that the EIR prepared by Egger in 1995 to develop residential housing is still valid 20 years later for an Industrial Project.
Deming’s Staff Report to the Planning Commission does not address the fact that the City has no Sewer Capacity for the Project, no Fire Protection in the area, and the roads are crumbling.
The Beaumont Cherry Valley Water District will not issue a Will-Serve Letter until there is a water supply.
The Law Firm representing Union Workers expressed concern about workers’ exposure to contaminated soil. The land was used by Lockheed to process, test, and dispose of solid rocket propellants.
The Law Firm’s Engineer, Ecologist, and Hydrogeologist refute numerous aspects of the City’s EIR including the claim that a new EIR is not required.