Tonight’s Twentynine Palms City Council meeting will include a closed-door conference with the city’s lawyer at 5:30 p.m. regarding a national prescription opiate litigation matter. At 6:00 p.m., the public meeting kicks off with a summary report from city staff on the damaging storm that hit Twentynine Palms last weekend. Next, the council will hold three public hearings, the first on a request to increase a maintenance area on Mimosa Avenue from Florida Drive and Sunnyslope Drive. The next on…

On Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District (TPWD) Board of Directors will meet to discuss water-related issues. The agenda will feature a discussion of the districts’ Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, attendance at the annual California Special Districts Association (CSDA) conference in September, and an amendment to the General Manager Employment Agreement. Additional discussion items include the emergency rehabilitation of Well 14, the cooperative USGS study between the TPWD and the…

After a six-week break, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathered last night to discuss changes to lighting, noise, and trash containment development codes. Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission featured a public hearing on proposed changes to Article 4 Site Development Regulations, specifically relating to lighting, noise, and trash containment. But before that, the commission got an earful from resident Douglas Walters who lives near the city’s cemetery.…

This Tuesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will gather for their July meeting. The agenda features just one item of business, a public hearing on changes to the development code. Proposed amendments to Article 4, Site Development Regulations, will apply to the following chapters: Lighting Standards (such as adding enforcement regulations for light trespass), Noise Control, and Trash Enclosure Standards. As issues of aggressive lighting, noise violations and unsightly trash…