It’s T-minus two days and counting! The city of Corona annexation public hearing is at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Corona City Hall, 400 S. Vicentia Ave.

We must have a good turnout. The 100 or so Temescal Valley residents that attended the Planning Commission public hearing in December weren’t enough to leave an impression on the city. We must do better this time — our goal is 1,000 residents.

After signing up to speak, anyone can take three minutes to tell the City Council why they oppose the annexation. Please arrive a little prior to the 6:30 p.m. start time to sign the speakers’ sheet.

Here is the official public hearing notice.

The City Council will be voting on five issues associated with the annexation. Four are “housekeeping matters” involving zoning and adding acreage to the city’s sphere of influence to facilitate the annexation, the fifth — ANNEX 114 is the resolution that allows the city to file its application with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), the boundary-setting agency for the county. It appears that each agenda item has its own public hearing, but the one we really care about is ANNEX 114, which appears fourth on the public hearings agenda.

You can access the meeting agenda HERE. Scroll down to public hearings. If you have a little time on your hands (this one takes a while to download!) and want to see the agenda with all of the background and staff reports associated with each of the five agenda items, CLICK HERE. Scroll down to public hearings, and then click on each of the five agenda items listed under public hearings.

If you have opposition to any of the five agenda items, you may take up to three minutes to state your concerns. It might be helpful to write down what you want to say and hand a written copy to the city clerk prior to speaking.

Tell everyone you know about the public hearing — maybe even set up carpools with your neighbors. And, it isn’t necessary to speak. Just being a “body in the room” speaks for itself!