County planners return to the Morongo Basin tonight to talk with residents of Joshua Tree, Homestead Valley, Pioneertown and Morongo Valley. It is the last such meeting related to an Environmental Impact Report, or EIR, on the coming Countywide Plan. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has more…
The 2017 Countywide Plan is an update of the 2007 Community Plans. This update will govern every aspect of development in unincorporated areas for years to come. Tonight’s meeting is a follow up to last month’s Countywide Plan EIR scoping meeting. County planners hope to bring residents of the Basin’s unincorporated areas together to help assure essential areas will be studied in the Countywide Plan’s EIR. Residents of Joshua Tree, Homestead Valley, Pioneertown and Morongo Valley will want to bring questions and visions for their communities. The comment period closes November 20. Tonight’s meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Joshua Tree Community Center located behind the Sportsman’s Club on Sunburst Street in Joshua Tree.
COUNTY PLANNERS MEET FOR JOSHUA TREE, HOMESTEAD VALLEY, MORONGO VALLEY
