Wednesday at 4 pm: tell the fair board no data center at Lake Perris
The Lake Perris fair board meets this Wednesday, Oct 28, at 4 pm. It's the last meeting before the board sets its November 18 agenda, so this is important.
Wednesday, Oct 28, 4:00 pm Administration Building Board Room, 18700 Lake Perris Drive, Perris Directions in Google Maps
Try to get there by 3:45. Enter at the palm-lined driveway off Lake Perris Drive, park beside the Administration building and follow the signs. Bring a sign if you'd like. In September, people held theirs on the covered patio outside, where the board could see them through the windows.
The Global Stack agreement isn't on the agenda, so the board can't vote on it Wednesday. You can still talk about it during public comment (item 5), which comes early in the meeting. Ask staff at the door for a speaker card. In September, people in the room were called before people on Zoom. You'll have up to three minutes, so a few sentences is plenty. Say it your way, or use this: "No study, no lease, no data center. End the agreement and put it on your November 18 agenda."
You don't have to speak. Showing up counts. A full room tells the board what we think before anyone says a word. After public comment, the board meets in closed session and asks the audience to step out, so most people head home then.
If the board doesn't have a quorum, come anyway: in September, public comment went ahead without one. The only reason to stay home is a cancellation, so check SaveLakePerris.com before you head out.
Can't be there? Join on Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81337438988 (meeting ID 813 3743 8988) and raise your hand to speak, or call +1 669 444 9171 and press *9. You can also email the board before the meeting. There's a ready-made email at SaveLakePerris.com, or write your own to socalfair@socalfair.com.
A quick reminder of what's at stake. The agreement the board signed in August could lead to a lease of up to 100 years. The fairgrounds is state land in unincorporated Riverside County, so city bans can't reach it. Perris voted 5 to 0 to ban data centers citywide, and that still doesn't touch the fairgrounds. The fair board can end this agreement at any time with 30 days' notice. That's what we're asking it to do.
Other fairgrounds are saying no. On Sept 15, Ventura's fair board voted 5 to 3 to end its agreement with the same company, and on Oct 21, Santa Barbara's Earl Warren Showgrounds, which had turned down the same company's request to sign an agreement, said it won't consider a data center on its property.
If you missed it, our new video covers what Perris did and why the fair board is next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwHs8L3Ls7M
Or check out our short video clips on Instagram at @SaveLakePerris.
The fair belongs to all of Riverside County. Whether you live in Perris, Moreno Valley, Menifee, Riverside, Mead Valley, Nuevo, Temecula, Hemet or anywhere else in the county, you're welcome Wednesday. Bring one person with you.
Thank you to the nearly 2,400 people who have signed. For the latest news and updates, follow @SaveLakePerris on Instagram or facebook.com/SaveLakePerris, and watch the full videos on YouTube.
En español: la junta de la feria se reúne este miércoles 28 de octubre a las 4:00 pm en la Sala de juntas del edificio de Administración, 18700 Lake Perris Drive (Cómo llegar). Llegue antes de las 3:45 y, si quiere, traiga un letrero. El acuerdo con Global Stack no está en la agenda, pero puede hablar durante los comentarios del público (punto 5), que son al principio de la reunión; pida una tarjeta al personal en la puerta. En septiembre, las personas en la sala hablaron antes que las de Zoom. No tiene que hablar: su presencia cuenta. Si la junta no tiene quórum, venga de todos modos; en septiembre, los comentarios del público se llevaron a cabo sin quórum. Solo quédese en casa si la reunión se cancela, así que revise SaveLakePerris.com/es antes de salir. El acuerdo podría llevar a un arrendamiento de hasta 100 años. Perris votó 5 a 0 para prohibir los centros de datos, pero esa prohibición no llega al recinto ferial, que es terreno estatal. La junta de la feria puede terminar el acuerdo en cualquier momento con 30 días de aviso, y eso es lo que le pedimos. La junta de la feria de Ventura votó 5 a 3 para terminar su acuerdo con la misma empresa, y el Earl Warren Showgrounds de Santa Bárbara, que había rechazado firmar un acuerdo con la misma empresa, dijo que no considerará un centro de datos en su propiedad. ¿No puede ir? Conéctese por Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81337438988 (ID 813 3743 8988), o llame al +1 669 444 9171 y marque *9. También puede escribirle a la junta: SaveLakePerris.com/es. Vea nuestros videos cortos en Instagram: @SaveLakePerris. Todo el condado de Riverside es bienvenido. Traiga a una persona.