Contact: Raymond Smith (951) 955-1130 | Matt Straite (951) 955-6892

Riverside County has scheduled two dates for an appeal before the Board of Supervisors on the proposed Liberty Quarry mining project near Temecula.

Granite Construction filed an appeal in late December after the Riverside County Planning Commission finalized its denial of the company’s proposed aggregate quarry on Dec. 7.  Because a large crowd is expected for the appeal hearings, the Riverside Convention Center at 3443 Orange Street in downtown Riverside has been reserved for meetings on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.  The meetings are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 6 p.m.

 To make the meetings available to as many people as possible, they will be streamed live on the Internet via links that will be available on the County’s home page, www.countyofriverside.us, and the County Planning Department web page, http://www.tlma.co.riverside.ca.us/planning/. 

People who wish to speak at the meetings will be required to fill out a form before they address the Board of Supervisors.  A copy of that form will be available a week before the meetings at the County Clerk of the Board website, http://www.rivcocob.com. The form may be downloaded, filled out in advance and presented to the Clerk’s staff before the meeting begins, or once it is in progress.  The form also will be available at the meetings but those who wish to comment are encouraged to download the form and fill it out ahead of time. Forms may NOT be mailed in to the county.

As authorized by provisions of the Brown Act and Board of Supervisors Policy A2, people who attend and wish to comment will be limited to one appearance only during the course of the meetings. Each individual will have three minutes to address the Board of Supervisors.  Up to two people may give their time to another individual to extend the recipient’s total minutes to nine.  Those who give up their time must be present at the meeting when the person receiving their time is called to speak.  No one may give their time to more than one person.

The Board is expected to break for lunch around noon during each meeting.

 Signs or placards that might obstruct another person’s view will not be allowed inside the meeting room, nor will signs attached to sticks, poles or similar devices.  Backpacks, other large bags or large purses also will be prohibited. People who plan to attend are urged to carpool in order to minimize the effects on traffic in the downtown area and help ensure the available parking will be adequate.

If more than the scheduled meetings are required, the Clerk of the Board will determine any future date, time and location.