A large truck terminal planned in Orange can move forward with getting built, a move that one City Councilmember said will only improve a “blighted” property on West Struck Avenue.
Prologis, a real estate company that focuses on logistics facilities, plans to demolish a manufacturing facility at 534 W. Struck Ave. to create the 57,900-square-foot truck terminal, with office and maintenance space.
The City Council approved the proposal this week. Councilmember Ana Gutierrez was the lone vote against it.
“The pure fact is, the thing has been sitting vacant and an eye sore, dilapidated in many retrospects, and I’ll take 68 to 78 new trees and landscaping and a new building that is safe,” Councilmember Jon Dumitru said of the plan to demolish the building on the property now. “I’ll take that all day long compared to what’s there currently.”
The truck terminal will be across the street from the OC Hub Resource Center, which the city organized to provide outreach and support for the local homeless community after it ended Mary’s Kitchen lease for the city-owned property at the cul-de-sac of West Struck Avenue.
The site is where big rigs will unload cargo to be sorted and moved to smaller trucks. It will have 188 trailer parking stalls and employ 60 to 130 employees throughout the week, according to a staff report.
Gutierrez brought up concerns over the impact of noise on nearby residents, as the facility will be operating 24/7.
“By no means do I dislike the project,” she said. “I think it’s a good project. I’m not a hard no by any means.”
An economic impact report provided by Prologis estimated the project would supply $73 million to Orange’s economy through 2027 and give the city $80,000 a year in taxes from 2026 on.
An employee for Prologis at the council meeting said it hopes to start construction in 2024 and have the terminal ready for occupancy by 2025. There will be 78 trees planted on the site, which a Prologis…
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