The Riverside County Planning Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday in support of a 1 million-square-foot Cajalco Commerce Center, despite public concerns the project will add warehouses and truck pollution to unincorporated Mead Valley.
Last month, the Board of Supervisors approved a General Plan Amendment to rezone 44.7 acres near Cajalco Road and Seaton Avenue for commercial and industrial use. That cleared the way for Hillwood Investment Properties’ project, which includes warehouse and industrial space along with 13 acres set aside for a new sports and recreation park.
As was the case during the July 29 vote for the GPA, dozens of Mead Valley residents wearing blue shirts with slogans urging commissioners to vote “Yes on the Cajalco Commerce Center” attended the hearing. Carpenters unions and ironworkers also spoke in support of the project…