Council highlights Clark Pacific ribbon-cutting, cites up to 500 potential jobs

Adelanto — Council members and staff praised the recent Clark Pacific phase 1 ribbon-cutting and said the project has started creating local jobs, with officials estimating a possible 500 positions when the development is complete.

"I was proud to sit there and look at that 110 developed acres," the Chair said, describing the ribbon-cutting and crediting council members and staff, including Jesse and Rich, for pursuing the project. "We pursued that 3 years ago ... and now it's a thing of the past."

The Chair said the project is "up and running, employing people," and projected that the full build-out could employ about 500 people. He described the ribbon-cutting as "no garbage project" and praised staff and partners for keeping the project moving after earlier setbacks.

Council discussion credited long-term staff persistence rather than announcing new incentives or funding. No contract approvals or budgetary votes tied to the Clark Pacific project were recorded in the transcript during this meeting.

Next steps: officials expressed support for continued staff efforts to shepherd development and attributed local employment gains to the project's initial phase. The transcript does not specify an economic-development agreement, incentive package, or timeline for reaching the 500-job projection.