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UPDATED: Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) meeting cancelled
UPDATE 9:05 a.m. Due to a lack of quorum today’s TBID meeting has been cancelled. This meeting has been rescheduled for next Thursday, August 8, starting at 3:30pm. The Twentynine Palms Tourism Business Improvement District meets this afternoon…
Hi-Desert Water District to raise rates
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…
Twentynine Palms City Council discuss storm response after more rain and flash floods
Last night, the Twentynine Palms City Council meeting discussed the surprise storm that walloped the city on July 14th and 15th. And just hours before the meeting, the city was hit again by another pop-up storm that closed Highway 62 and more…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission: food vendors reviewed, movie theater coming
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission began its meeting with a public hearing on a Development Code amendment. At its meeting on May 14, the Commission adopted a resolution requiring a landscape plan and landscape irrigation review as part of the…
Basin Transit BOD meets Thursday (7/25): free fares for 35th Anniversary, contracts
35 days of free fares are on the agenda for tomorrow's (July 25) meeting of the Basin Transit Board of Directors. The board will consider a month of free bus fares as a way to celebrate Basin Transit's 35th anniversary. The board will…
Twentynine Palms City Council to assess storm response and remaining damage
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…
Yucca Valley Planning Commission to review final draft of food vending ordinance
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will kick off its meeting with a public hearing on an amendment to the Development Code. The Planning Commission previously adopted a resolution requiring a landscape plan and irrigation review as part of the…
Board of Directors of the Twentynine Palms Water District meets this Wednesday
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…
CMC opens nominations for four Governing Board candidates
Copper Mountain Community College District has four openings for candidates for Member of the Governing Board in Areas 1, 2, 3 and 5, in the upcoming election on November 5th. Areas 1, 2, and 3, will be electing a member for a four-year term,…
County expected to approve increase to FP-5 fire tax
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…
MUSD hosting annual “Back to School Resource Day” today (7/19)
As students begin to get ready for the new school year beginning in August, the Morongo Unified School District is hosting their annual "Back to School Resource Day" this Friday (July 19.) Students of all ages will be able to pick up a…
Morongo Valley ‘Rawson Road Improvement’ holds its second official meeting
Last night, the Morongo Valley non-profit Rawson Road Improvement held their second official meeting in Covington Park’s Mesquite Room. The objective: to offer information to residents about moving forward with a special roads district to…
Yucca Valley Town Council discusses future projects and use of funds
The Yucca Valley Town Council meeting kicked off with a review of the Capital Improvement Plan. Presented by Public Works Director Alex Qishta, the five-year CIP identifies various public infrastructure projects, their planning schedule, and…
Twentynine Palms Planning Commission adds wattage to the lighting code
After a six-week break, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathered last night to discuss changes to lighting, noise, and trash containment development codes. Last night’s meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission featured a…
Tonight’s Morongo Valley Community Services District meeting canceled
Tonight's Morongo Valley Community Services District regular meeting has been canceled. With the General Manager on maternity leave and with no pressing action items, the MVCSD have decided to skip July's meeting according to President…
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