Lake Forest residents are voicing concerns about three proposed industrial projects next to a residential neighborhood they claim will cause 24/7 noise, truck traffic and air pollution if approved.

Residents who live in The Meadows neighborhood in Lake Forest have spent the past couple years ringing alarm bells about these proposed projects — separated from some homeowners’ backyards by only a block wall.

The Meadows sits on 126 acres south of Bake Parkway and features over 500 single-family homes, 65 senior affordable apartments and seven public parks. The residential community is fairly new — it was approved by the city council in 2020, and the first wave of residents moved in just a couple years later.

Chao Huang and Harrison Jiang — two homeowners in The Meadows — closed escrow for

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