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JBWD and HDWD water meetings canceled this week
The regularly scheduled meetings of the Hi-Desert Water District and the Joshua Basin Water District that would normally convene this evening have both been canceled. Both districts will resume their regular schedules next Wednesday, July 11.
Free Summer Camp applications open for Joshua Tree Arts & Ecology Program
Applications are now open for the Joshua Tree Foundation for Arts & Ecology's Summer Camp program. The camp will focus on history through storytelling, math through music, ecology, art and more. The camp will be held at the Lou Harrison…
MVCSD special meeting canceled after 4th Emory no-show
The Morongo Valley Community Services District special meeting scheduled last Friday, June 30th at 6pm was canceled due to lack of quorum at 6:15. In a last ditch good faith, Park Commissioner Christina Gorke and Finance Director Johnny Tolbert…
YVTC and TPCC regular meetings canceled for 4th of July holiday
This week’s meetings of the Yucca Valley Town Council and Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, typically held on Tuesday evenings, will be canceled owing to the fact that tomorrow, July 4, is a national holiday. Both the Yucca Valley Town…
MVCSD holds special meeting tonight, Director Emory not attending
After the cancellation of last week’s regularly scheduled meeting, The Morongo Valley Community Services District will hold a special 6pm meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multi-purpose room. Tonight’s MVCSD special meeting will be held in…
29 Palms City Council wrestles with wastewater, housing issues
The Twentynine Palms City Council held a 2.5 hour meeting last night that featured both a packed agenda and a packed room of concerned residents. Last night, the Twentynine Palms City Council meeting began with an update from the all-resident…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission reviews Land Development Report
At Last night’s meeting, Town Staff reviewed the commercial Land Development Update. Starbucks West is working on the traffic impact report, and plans for Nice Dreams, a non-dairy ice cream shop, is progressing. The Project Team for the Modern…
MUSD announces paid resident teacher program for 2023-24
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their last regular meeting of the 2022-23 school year last night at Joshua Tree Elementary. Last night’s MUSD meeting began by honoring District Executive Secretary Linda Hamilton, who…
29 Palms Water District Board of Directors meet today (6/28)
Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District Board of Directors will tackle several agenda items at their monthly meeting. A public hearing will be held on the proposed continuation of a Water Availability Assessment followed by a…
MUSD Board of Trustees hold last regular meeting of 2023
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their last regular 6pm meeting of the 2022-23 school year tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For tonight’s agenda, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Stacy Smalling will…
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets tonight (6/27)
At tonight’s special (June 27, 2023) 6 p.m. meeting of the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s board, directors will decide what to do about services where the actual cost of labor and materials exceeds what the agency charges. Yes, tonight the…
High Desert Beekeepers meet Saturday in Joshua Tree (6/24)
Bee season is approaching and these petite pollinators have plenty of work ahead of them this year. If you have ever been interested in fostering these tiny but important parts of our desert ecosystem, then the The High Desert Beekeepers…
Yucca Valley Town Council transit report, Measure Y funding
Basin Transit General Manager Cheri Holsclaw updated the Council on the current improvements and upgrades for Bus transportation in the Morongo Basin, beginning with an upgrade to the buses, ADA vans, assistants, digital displays, Solar Canapés,…
Gorke and Tolbert hold ad hoc MVCSD Community Relations meeting tonight
Tonight’s Morongo Valley CSD meeting has been canceled, but something else will take its place. The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors canceled their regularly scheduled meeting for tonight, making this the third…
Wednesday Water Round-Up
On the Hi-Desert Water District agenda, the board is expected to adopt the fiscal 2023-24 water and wastewater annual budgets and as well as set the annual appropriation limit. That meeting takes place at the district office on the highway at…
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