The Yucca Valley Town Council approved several funding and cultural measures to benefit the town. The Yucca Valley Town Council passed increased funding measures for the California Welcome Center and the San Bernardino County Transit Authority Council of Governments. The contract was also awarded for the Town-Wide Slurry/Cape Seal Project; construction will begin in May, to be finished by August when the school year begins. The council approved a measure that will allow the county to provide…

Budget is on the mind for tonight’s Yucca Valley Town Council Meeting. The Slurry/Cape Seal Project and the California Welcome Center have funding on the docket, and the council will be advised to reject current bids for the Old Town Beautification Project, opening the door for a new round of bidding. The town council will review a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health to expand vector control services within Yucca Valley. Vector control is the…

Last night’s Yucca Valley Planning Commission meeting featured another step towards development for Starbucks West, the new coffee house to be built on the corner of Barberry Avenue and Highway 62. The shop’s proposed landscape and irrigation plans include Mesquite and Palo Verde Trees, Red Yuccas, and other desert shrubs. The commission unanimously approved the plans, with Commissioner Vasconcelos noting that the plant palette will “bring new vibrance to that street corner.” Town staff…

At last night’s meeting the Yucca Valley Town Council approved a major raise for council members, effective in 2025. They also discussed designing new signs to help beautify the town. The council discussed creating three new monument signs for the Town of Yucca Valley: one on the east and west ends of Twentynine Palms Highway, and one to the north on Highway 247. All signs should be in a safe location for drivers to pull over and take photographs. The council favored collaborating with local…

Tonight’s Yucca Valley Town Council meeting includes the enactment of a 30 percent salary increase for council members. Effective January 1, 2025, the proposed increase will raise council members’ salaries from $610 to $950, the maximum allowed by California Law. As quoted in the agenda, the salary raise is intended to “keep the council more diverse,” as well as mitigate effects of inflation. This measure is included in the consent agenda, and is expected to pass unanimously unless met with…