Mike Lipsitz, Author at Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree

Landers Community Association packs room for “Eco Dome” glamping project meeting

January 9, 2024

Landers scheduled power outage on Sat. 1/14 – Belfield Hall open with heat, wi-fi

More than 50 people turned out for last night’s (Jan. 8, 2024) meeting of the Landers Community Association. Primarily they came to hear from the developers of a proposed glamping site. Calvin and Adriana Clark, developers of the proposed six-unit Eco Dome campground in Landers, addressed a reasonably polite audience last night. The young couple declared their love of the desert and their desire to incorporate community concerns as they refine plans for the off-grid, two-and-a-half-acre site.…

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets tonight (1/9)

by Mike Lipsitz

January 9, 2024

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

Tonight’s (Jan. 9, 2024) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency is open to the public as always. A board reorganization with election of a board president, vice president, and secretary is at the top of tonight’s agenda. Committee appointments and a modification of the roster of meetings for which directors may be compensated are also on the agenda. Tonight’s meeting takes place at the agency’s board meeting office under the old water tower on Cherokee Trail in Landers. Remote…

EcoDome glamping developers will address community in Landers this evening (1/8)

by Mike Lipsitz

January 8, 2024

The developers of a proposed glamping site will address community concerns in Landers this evening (1/8). When the Landers Community Association meets at 5 p.m. this evening, developers of the proposed EcoDome glamping site are expected to present their plan. The controversial project would be a stone’s throw from the Integratron, Landers only property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The meeting is open to the public and takes place at the newly renovated Belfield Hall on…

SB County board to meet to discuss Yucca Valley pickleball, fire station

by Mike Lipsitz

January 8, 2024

Number of unhoused in Morongo Basin rises; County reserves $72 million to fight it

Among the many agenda items to be considered at tomorrow’s (Jan. 9, 2024) 10 o’clock meeting of county supervisors in San Bernardino, there are two items of special relevance to our Morongo Basin. Supervisors are expected to ratify $1.6 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding for something called the Yucca Valley Community Center Pickleball Courts Project. At the same time, the board will approve termination of a purchase agreement for three acres on the highway at Trojan Lane in Yucca…

Landers ‘Team Up To Clean Up’ Volunteers Keep 247 Litter-Free

by Mike Lipsitz

January 7, 2024

Landers ‘Team Up To Clean Up’ Volunteers Keep 247 Litter-Free

You may have seen them on State Route 247/ Old Woman Springs Road, usually the third Saturday of every month. They’re wearing bright green safety vests and hard hats, and they’re carrying grab sticks and trash bags. Though they've been mistaken for prison inmates on work release, they are “Landers Team Up to Clean Up” volunteers collecting litter. After completing mandatory safety training back in 2018, Landers booster Judy Laffoon joined CalTrans’ Adopt-A-Highway litter collection program.…

Flamingo Heights 640 Dead on Appeal

by Mike Lipsitz

December 20, 2023

Following a three-and-a-half-hour public hearing yesterday (December 19, 2023) in which dozens of Morongo Basin residents offered testimony that was eloquent, relevant, and compelling County Supervisors in a three/two split decision voted to kill the controversial Flamingo Heights 640 glamping proposal. Basking in their victory are Caroline Partamian and Justin Merino at the County Government Center in San Bernardino. Partamian organized a Change.org petition which collected more than 6,200…

Wednesday Water Round-Up for 12/20

by Mike Lipsitz

December 20, 2023

Wednesday Water Roundup – regular meeting for JBWD, Hi-Desert

Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District has canceled the regular meeting of the board of directors today (Dec. 20, 2023). However, in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. At the Joshua Basin Water District directors recognize the district’s sixtieth anniversary. Then getting down to business the board will receive the 2022/2023 audited financial reports, followed by the election of a new board president and vice-president. The new officers…

Cadiz wins use of pipeline, but not for water

by Mike Lipsitz

December 18, 2023

The Bureau of Land Management last Friday approved the assignment of an existing right-of-way grant held for a natural gas pipeline to Cadiz Real Estate, LLC as part of a change of ownership. You may recall that Cadiz is the multi-million dollar development firm that has had its eyes focused on sending billions of gallons of ancient aquifer water from under the San Bernardino Mountains to thirsty communities in Orange County. The reassignment of the right of way includes an unused 71-mile…

Flamingo 640 Glamping Resort on San Bernardino County BOS meeting agenda Tuesday (12/19)

by Mike Lipsitz

December 18, 2023

The very last item among the many to be considered at tomorrow’s (December 19, 2023) 10 o’clock meeting of county supervisors in San Bernardino, is a public hearing on Flamingo Heights 640, the controversial glamping resort proposed along pristine Pipes Wash on the east of State Route 247. The proposed development comes before the board of supervisors on appeal after the planning commission failed to bring it to a vote last March. Tomorrow, the developer, RoBott Land Company, will appeal the…

Yucca Valley Hi-Desert Water District board meets today (12/13)

by Mike Lipsitz

December 13, 2023

Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District board of directors meets today (Dec. 13, 2023) for a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. The focus of today’s special meeting at the Hi-Desert Water District will be Phase 2 and 3 of the sewage treatment plant. With the plant and Phase 1 now complete, the general manager is seeking board approval to enter into an Owner's Representative Professional Services Agreement which will provide the district with necessary project management assistance to construct…

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