Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will gather for their monthly meeting. The agenda includes a resolution to continue water availability assessments for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023/2024 in addition to a resolution to declare some district properties as surplus. There will be a discussion of a late fee waiver, and the remainder of the meeting will consist of management reports on maintenance, water quality, and finance. The meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. on…

Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council will gather to face a lighter agenda, though it begins with a rare visit from County Board of Supervisors Dawn Rowe. The council will then discuss and likely approve the Strategic Planning Guidance Document that will become a policy reference for resource allocation. The strategic priorities that arose from the January brainstorms include items such as a new animal shelter, the city’s own detective, and the expansion of Theatre 29. Next, the Public Arts…

Listen here: Tonight, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will conduct four study sessions on various issues. The first concerns the pressing matter of housing the homeless. Identified as a top priority by the city council, the commission will explore solutions and may form a Homeless Committee to identify resources for un-housed individuals. An oral presentation on the topic will also be presented. The next session will focus on the use of property not permitted by “underlying zoning” and…