The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
July 9, 2009

    ONTARIO - A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the city, stating the environmental report for the planned Wal-Mart supercenter is sufficient and adequately outlines any health threats posed to residents. 

    Superior Court Judge Donald Alvarez, however, has ordered the city to conduct a new supplemental environment report on one issue raised: the project's impact to traffic safety at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Fifth Street.
   
    The City Council approved the project in 2007. After an 18-month legal battle, the city now could proceed on the project, starting first with the supplemental environmental report, said John Brown, the city's attorney. 
   
    The site - which was once was home to a Target, Food 4 Less and Toys "R" Us - has been under contention by residents in the Ontario Mountain Village Association who are opposed to the city's decision to allow the 24-hour discount store there.
   
    In 2007 residents filed a lawsuit, claiming the approval of the project did not meet standards set by the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA. 
   
    "We have, by and large, prevailed across the board in the Wal-Mart case," Brown said.

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