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W e e k l y COLTON COURIER

Vol 145 , NO. 50

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November 30, 2017

THIS WEEK City Council approves rezoning plan to help revitalize south Colton

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Wright, Berhe to be inducted into Colton Sports Hall of Fame A5

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By Anthony Victoria

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he Colton City Council approved a plan to rezone areas in the southern portion of the city to better accommodate residents and businesses during their meeting on Nov. 21. Approximately 14 properties had their zoning changed by the Council, changes that would allow for improvements to aging

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buildings and spur revitalization in the area. However, one portion of the area--the east portion of South K Street near 9th Street-was excluded due to a property owner’s appeal to the Planning Commission’s denial of a conditional use permit. According to a city staff report, a mailed survey sent to residents in south Colton demonstrated there was strong support for the changes made to the city’s

General Land Use Plan. Among the properties being rezoned are those on South 7th Street and West K Streets near the San Salvador Church and El Sombrero dance hall. Staff reports indicate this area will be changed from low density residential to mixed use to allow for the establishment of new businesses. Most of the properties have sat vacant or converted into residential units in the last several decades.

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INSIDE Legal Notices

The City Council decided to delay the rezoning of East K Street from heavy industrial to low density residential and general commercial due to an appeal filed by property owners Kevin and Lynn Fini. The couple decided to appeal a decision made by the city’s planning commission to deny their proposal to build a 750square-foot office building, a 600-

Officer s, youth continuously lear n about life at Cops4Kids boxing g ym

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Gloria’s Corner

ANTHONY VICTORIA

These two properties on South 7th Street in Colton were once thriving family businesses. After being left vacant for years, city leaders believe the rezoning of this area from residential to mixed use may bring some economic prosperity back to the area.

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Cops4Kids Boxing Trainer Carlos Palomino Sr. consulting with young boxer Matthew Sotelo during a training session. Palomino Sr. works with public safety officers to mentor at-risk youth and develop them into boxers.

he Cops4Kids gym on the north end of Colton has become a safe haven of sorts for several law enforcement officers over the years. Under the tutelage of boxing trainer and youth mentor Carlos Palomino Sr., they have learned to compete at the highest levels and provide ideal lessons to the youth who look up to them. “I’ve been welcomed with open arms here,” said Jasper Sandoval, a 26-year-old correctional officer stationed at the California Institution for Women in Chino. “And it’s all about the kids. Whether we like it or not, we’re going to be examples for them.” Officers working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, or local police agencies spend upwards to six days a week, 10 hours a day Gym, cont. on pg. 2


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