New Amazon facility sparks heavy backlash in small California town
File: Locals in McKinleyville, a small coastal town in Northern California, are opposing a proposed Amazon facility.
A small Northern California town is fighting plans for a proposed Amazon facility that locals fear will wipe out local jobs and wreak havoc on the environment.
More than 100 residents in McKinleyville, an unincorporated coastal town in Humboldt County, attended an over-three-hour public meeting in late April, opposing Amazon’s plan to build a 40,290-square-foot facility over six parcels in the town’s Airport Business Park, according to the Times-Standard. Planning and Building Director John Ford paused the meeting........
