Petition to Revoke Private Military Training Facility in Riverside County

To: Riverside County Board of Supervisors, State Legislators, Governor, and California Attorney General:

WHEREAS Procinctu Group Inc. is a privately owned police, military and governmental agency tactical training center slated to be built on 194 acres of private property owned by John Choate in Homeland, CA, and the following . . . 

It is situated on the East side of Briggs Road between Norden and Gunther, with thirty-one structures planned.  Included are classrooms, covered pool, dorms, administration buildings, mock streets, 6 indoor firing ranges, 3 indoor rifle ranges, a training driving test track and skid pad. 

Procinctu was granted a Public Use Permit (PUP), but it is a private "for profit" corporation located in a residential-agricultural zoning area. Land uses for a PUP are: hospitals, social services, schools and government uses, etc., not %u201C...a security training facility, providing tactical and academic training programs for military and law enforcement personnel" as described in the project description.

Procinctu plans to have simulated land mines, bombs, rockets, mortar, etc.  County noise level for daytime was shown to be 55 decibels at a Jan. 9, 2008 meeting, but in the last public records (2-28-08) the level was raised to 65 decibels when Procinctu improperly labeled itself a governmental agency/educational institution; thus the corporation became exempt from Noise Ordinance 847.

Acquiring occasional business contracts with the government does not make Procinctu a governmental agency, nor does labeling itself an educational institution make Procinctu such.  Education Code 48222:  A private educational facility must offer the same branches of learning as a public school.  Procinctu certainly does not meet those criteria.

An Environmental Impact Report was not done; therefore, major unaddressed issues include: air pollution; toxins in the water table; hazardous fire area; disregarded restrictions on fauna, and others.

(PUP, Section 18.29):  "A Public Use Permit shall not be granted unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community."   There is no solid wall around the proposed facility; thus it is a magnet to children.  Native American rights are being overlooked. There is no citizen oversight.  The CA State Constitution guarantees our right in "defending life, liberty, protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness and privacy."  Having Procinctu as a neighbor does not fit this Constitutional guarantee.

In conclusion, the Public Use Permit (PUP885) does not meet the provisions of Section 18.29, which describes a Public Use Permit, nor does it meet the laws and ordinances within this permit. 

THEREFORE, I hereby urge you to act now to Revoke the Permit to Procinctu Group Inc. as it does not meet the criteria for a Public Use Permit, and it has been improperly approved by the Riverside County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County, California.

Signed: __________________________________________________      Name (Printed): ____________________________________________     Address:  ________________________________________________       City, State, Zip:  ____________________________________________
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A private, for-profit corporation, Procinctu ("gird for battle--prepare for war"), intends to build a military combat training facility on 194 acres in Homeland, in Riverside County, CA.  It was granted a Public Use Permit (PUP885) by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors!

PLEASE ATTEND OUR PROTEST RALLY!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 8:30 AM 

Riverside County Admin/Bldg.

4080 Lemon Street, 92501. 

Wear red, white, and blue!  Bring a sign!

After putting our signs away, we will attend the meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors where we'll communicate our concerns about the many reasons the Procinctu project should be revoked.
     

Contact us for questions and to let us know you'll be at the RALLY!
Ann 951-764-8512

Suji 951-316-9160

There is no place for private armies or private military training facilities in our State Constitution and certainly not in our democracy!  A militia training center in our neighborhoods evokes images of the dangerous reality of private soldiers patrolling our streets being held accountable only to their corporation. 

Read More About Revoking the License of Procinctu Below:

Besides the illegitimacy of PUP885, there are countless other reasons to revoke Procinctu%u2019s license. The zone is residential/agricultural; such land use is only for hospitals, social services, schools and government purposes, NOT for combat training.  And though claiming to be a private educational facility, Procinctu is not, according to Education Code 48222, which states that it must offer the same branches of learning as a public school.

Additionally, an Environmental Impact Report was not done, leaving major unaddressed environmental issues:  air pollution, toxins in the water table; hazardous fire area; disregarded restrictions on fauna, and more.  Procinctu will have simulated land mines, bombs, rockets, mortar, etc., but the corporation itself is exempt from Noise Ordinance 847 because Procinctu labels itself a governmental agency/educational institution.

(PUP, Section 18.29) %u201CA Public Use Permit shall not be granted unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the community.%u201D  There is no wall planned to surround the facility, thus it%u2019s a magnet for children and teens.  Native American rights are being overlooked.  There is no citizen oversight as guaranteed regarding the U.S. Military through our elected representatives.

The State Constitution guarantees our right in %u201Cdefending life, liberty, protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness and privacy.%u201D  Procinctu does not fit these constitutional assurances.

Join C. A. P. A.%u2013Citizens Against Private Armies
www.citizensagainstprivatearmies.org

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Google: Procinctu.     All facts are from Public Records.