Moving money around was the theme of last night’s Twentynine Palms City Council meeting. After presenting a Cash For Trash check to a local wildlife rehab facility, Feathers ‘N Fur, the council acknowledged the work of Reach Out Morongo Basin. The council then heard a presentation by former mayor, Karmolette O’Gilvie, and the staff of Reach Out, a national social services organization with an office in Yucca Valley and a pending location in Twentynine Palms. Staff of Reach Out Morongo Basin are…

The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathered last night to host a public hearing on commercial campgrounds and conduct a thorough examination of Vacation Home Rental violations over the past three years. Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission covered issues related to housing, camping, and Vacation Home Rental (VHR) violations. Under the Consent Calendar, the commission briefly discussed the Housing Element Annual Progress Report before forwarding to the City…

This week, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will meet to discuss ‘glamping’ campgrounds before digging into the Vacation Home Rental violations database. The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathers this week to discuss regulations for Special Occupancy Parks, informally, private ‘glamping’ campgrounds within city limits. Currently, city regulations list camping and RV parks under the same section of the development code with the same standards. However, city staff believes that the…