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COLTON COURIER Weekly

Vol 149, NO. 22

May 13, 2021

Colton City Council approves temporar y 45-day moratorium on warehouse development By Manny B. Sandoval

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n May 4, Colton City Council made a motion to approve a temporary 45-day moratorium on the establishment, expansion and modification of warehouses, distribution centers, and truck storage facilities that are located in the city. “The purpose of this moratorium is to allow staff to conduct an ordinance update to our zoning code; items that need to be evaluated include warehouse implications like adjacent land use, increased truck traffic, damage to local streets, loss of potential economic revenue, air quality and environmental health. The city needs time to study these issues and return with these ordinance amendments,” said City of Colton Director Mark Tomich. During the public comment portion of the discussion numerous Moratorium, cont. on next pg.

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A moratorium approved on May 4 placed an immediate 45-day hold on all expansion, modification, and the establishment of warehouses, distribution centers, and truck storage facilities within city limits to provide staff time to review ordinance update to city zoning codes, including warehouse implications like adjacent land use, increased truck traffic, damage to local streets, loss of potential economic revenue, air quality and environmental health.

McDonald’s on Valley Blvd. to host Drive-Up

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Hiring event on May 18

cDonald’s restaurants across Southern California have announced their second DriveUp Hiring Day event where potential new employees will be interviewed on-site and while inside their vehicles in order to fill thousands of job openings through a process that guarantees all the necessary Covid-19 safety precautions. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 18 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. The event in Colton will take place at the restaurant at 255 W. Valley Blvd. The job openings will serve as part of the much-needed reconstruction of local employment. In June of 2020, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario metro areas had the 8th highest unemployment rate with 14.3%, and now are at 7.7% - a number that’s still two times higher than preMcD’s, cont. on next pg.

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BRIANN BENALI

The McDonald’s restaurant located at 225 W. Valley Blvd. will be participating in a massive jobhiring event with other franchises across Southern California. Candidates will be interviewed onsite and inside their vehicles to ensure COVID-19 safety precautions. The event will take place from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. For more information, call the restaurant at (909) 825-8655.


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