Directors at Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District meet in regular session at 4 o’clock today (August 21, 2024). Down the road in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District board meets at 5:30 p.m. Directors at the Hi-Desert Water District will hold public hearings in connection with increased water and sewer service charges. If approved, as expected, some of the increases will be seen in coming property tax bills. Today’s meeting takes place at the district office on the highway at Inca…

Directors at Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District meet in regular session at 4 o’clock today (August 7, 2024). Down the road in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District board meets at 5:30 p.m. On today’s agenda at the Hi-Desert Water District, there will be a workshop presentation on the Water and Wastewater Financial Plan and Rate Study. There will be an opportunity for public comment and questions. Today’s meeting takes place at the district office on the highway at Inca Trail.…

In San Bernardino, tomorrow (Aug. 6, 2024) County Supervisors hold their regular twice-monthly meeting at 10 o’clock.  Among the many agenda items are several that are good news for our Morongo Basin. The board is expected to extend a contract with Morongo Basin Healthcare District to provide dental services to children enrolled in a number of preschool programs through August 2026. Turning to the decrepit Morongo Valley Water Tank, Supervisors are expected to restart the bidding process in an…

Hi-Desert Water District’s recent legally required “Prop 218 Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment” can mean only one thing for Yucca Valley water users – rates are going up. In theory, the public can stop the increase in water and wastewater rates. But for that to take place, a terrifically high hurdle must be crossed in a Protest Vote which concludes at 4 p.m. August 21 at a public hearing at the Water District Office. To kill the proposed increases, 50% plus one of Hi-Desert Water…

In San Bernardino, tomorrow (July 23, 2024) County Supervisors hold their regular twice-monthly meeting at 10 o’clock.  Among other actions, the five-member board is expected to approve an increase in the unpopular FP-5 fire tax. Count on County Supervisors to approve a $5.16 increase in the special fire tax for 2024-25 raising it to $177.01 per parcel. In other business, the Morongo Basin Sheriff Station will accept two donated Polaris Pro off-highway vehicles, one from Twentynine Palms…