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Mayor Acquanetta Warren responded to an outpour of opposition to ongoing warehouse development in a letter to the editor on Nov. 27, 2020.
Unsurprisingly, she failed to meaningfully respond to residents growing concerns about building warehouses next to our homes and our children s schools, as well as the harmful environmental impacts that are exacerbating in the city of Fontana, surrounding communities, and damaging our children s health.
In her response, Mayor Warren affirmed to the community that she has opted for a status-quo approach to economic investment and advancement opportunities, even though residents want and have demanded better.
Mayor Warren stated that warehousing and logistics operations in our city provide nearly 12,000 jobs, but, as always, she fails to cite sources and the average salary. Per indeed, an average warehouse worker earns $33,028 annually, which is $13.54 an hour and $4,875 in overtime.
One returning member and one new member of the Fontana City Council were sworn in during the meeting on Dec. 8.
Jesse Sandoval, who triumphed over four challengers in the Nov. 3 election, is beginning his third four-year term on the City Council and will be Fontana s District 2 representative.
Meanwhile, Peter Garcia, who was victorious against five other candidates, is starting his first term as the representative for District 3 after serving one term on the Fontana School Board the past four years.
The results of the election were officially certified during the meeting, which was held in-person at the City Council Chambers for the first time in several months. This was the last meeting scheduled for this year.
Forward Air Corporation, a leading asset-light freight and logistics company, announced on Dec. 13 that it had chosen Fontana to serve as its operational base in the Inland Empire, bringing about 50 new jobs to the city.
The company is executing a growth strategy that involves organic infrastructure investments such as its ongoing less-than-truckload (LTL) network expansion, as well as inorganic investments, including acquisitions of complementary businesses, the company said.
From the Fontana facility, Forward will handle freight from the Ontario International Airport and Southern Californiaâs busiest ports, transporting it throughout the United States and Canada.
At nearly 100,000 square feet, the new facility brings instant capacity and supports future growth, the company said in a news release.