Heather Clisby

Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors meets this Wednesday

November 14, 2023

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

This week, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will gather for their monthly meeting On Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will meet to discuss water-related issues. Up for discussion is the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams products liability litigation and how the water district is involved. The remainder of the public meeting will consist of management reports on maintenance, water quality, and finance. A closed session relating to labor…

Twentynine Palms Planning Commission Tuesday meeting addresses housing issues

by Heather Clisby

November 6, 2023

On Tuesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will host a public hearing to discuss regulations for mobile home parks, RV parks and campgrounds. The hearing is a continuation of the public hearing held on September 19 and seeks to clarify differing regulations for recreational vehicle parks versus those pertaining to campgrounds. Next, there will be a study session for the Housing and Homeless Committee. The session will include updates on the proposed Navigation Center, mobile…

Yonder Resort development faces tough crowd at Indian Cove neighborhood meeting

by Heather Clisby

November 2, 2023

Yonder Resort development faces tough crowd at Indian Cove neighborhood meeting

Listen here: *Corrected to indicate project is east of Indian Cove neighborhood. Representatives from the Yonder Hospitality group faced a tough crowd last night at the Twentynine Palms Elks Lodge as they presented their vision for a proposed small-cabin resort just off Highway 62 and Lear Avenue. The Twentynine Palms Elks Lodge had a full house at last night’s community meeting to discuss a proposed resort east of the Indian Cove neighborhood. Luke Searcy, director of Acquisitions & Asset…

Inaugural Twentynine Palms Book Festival Deemed Success

by Heather Clisby

October 30, 2023

The first-ever Twentynine Palms Book Festival took place last Saturday and, between live sessions, book signings, and other events, the new festival surpassed expectations. Bookworms, aspiring writers, and 31 published authors gathered Saturday to celebrate the written word at the first annual Twentynine Palms Book Festival. Spread out over downtown, with a closing party at Mas O Menos in Joshua Tree, the festival’s debut surpassed expectations according to event creator, Patrick Zuchowicki.…

Twentynine Palms Books Festival features variety day packed with literary activities

by Heather Clisby

October 25, 2023

This Saturday, the first-ever Twentynine Palms Book Festival will take place downtown and feature a variety of free activities for the literary-minded. Featuring the tagline, “Celebrating the Frontier Spirit,” the debut of the Twentynine Palms Book Festival this Saturday will feature live sessions, author interviews, and book signings. With 31 authors participating, the free festival will take place primarily at Corner 62, 73552 29 Palms Hwy, or at the Twentynine Palms Community Center, just…

Twentynine Palms City Council meets tonight to discuss wastewater, next City Manager

by Heather Clisby

October 24, 2023

The Twentynine Palms City Council will gather this evening to discuss wastewater plans, equity and social justice, and recruiting a new city manager. Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council meeting will begin with a grateful sendoff to outgoing City Manager Frank Luckino. Next, there will be a public hearing around adding an Equity and Social Justice Element to the city’s General Plan. To comply with federal and state law, the council will host another public hearing to consider introducing…

Twentynine Palms Water District Board Meets Wednesday

by Heather Clisby

October 24, 2023

The Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will gather Wednesday for their usual monthly meeting. Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will gather for their monthly meeting. After public comments, the board will review and adjust the meeting schedule for the remainder of the year. There will then be a discussion of Utility Bill Analysis from Utility Cost Management (UCM), before reviewing proposals and awarding a bid for the Local Hazard…

Twentynine Palms City Council officially hires Larry Bowden as Interim City Manager

by Heather Clisby

October 17, 2023

Last night, the Twentynine Palms City Council officially hired Larry Bowden as Interim City Manager to replace outgoing City Manager Frank Luckino. Reporter Heather Clisby was there … The Twentynine Palms City Council held a 27-minute meeting last night to – once again – hire Larry Bowden as Interim City Manager to replace Frank Luckino, who is leaving October 26 to take the same position with the city of Desert Hot Springs in Riverside County. Bowden, who has served on the city…

Twentynine Palms Planning Commission meets tonight

by Heather Clisby

October 17, 2023

Tonight, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will gather to address small changes to the permitting process. The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will meet tonight with just one agenda item, tweaking the permitting process on various fronts. Minor amendments to the development code language would apply to areas such as, number of permit extensions, fees and deposits, square-footage, and land-use tables. The meeting begins at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road. It can also be…

Twentynine Palms City Council to appoint interim City Manager tonight

by Heather Clisby

October 16, 2023

Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will hold special session public meeting with just one agenda item: appointing an Interim City Manager. With the sudden resignation of City Manager Frank Luckino on October 4, the city of Twentynine Palms was scrambling a bit to fill Luckino’s shoes for the time being, until a permanent replacement can be selected. So, the Twentynine Palms City Council will meet tonight to accomplish just that with the highly-likely appointment of Larry Bowden, a…

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