Last night, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission hosted a public hearing on the matter of beer and wine sales at the Family Dollar on 6355 Adobe Road. But first, the commission heard from Douglas and Edith Walters, whose property on Daisy near the cemetery, was ravaged by the recent storms. The Walters stated that the problem returns annually and is exacerbated by neighbors building onto easements and diverting natural water flow. “So I am pleading to you, do something so that water is…

On Tuesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will host a public hearing on the matter of beer and wine sales at the Family Dollar at 6355 Adobe Road, just a block and a half north of Highway 62. Nearly a year ago, the bargain chain applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to obtain a license and ultimately, a “finding of Public Convenience or Necessity, to add the sale of alcohol to the business operation.” The discount store seeks a Type 20 Off-Sale Beer and Wine License,…

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…