Morongo Valley residents gear up for second battle with BLM over proposed communications tower site
A communications site proposed for Morongo Valley land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is facing community pushback.
A group called Residents Against The Tower (RATTs) is holding a meeting on Sunday (February 22) to organize a community protest against the proposed tower. Announced by BLM officials on February 12, the project is proposed for an area on the north side of Twentynine Palms Highway, northeast of Canyon House Road. It will include a communications tower, built on 1.2 acres. The developer, InterConnect Towers, LLC is also proposing an access road from Canyon House Road.
InterConnect LLC had proposed a tower for BLM land in 2022 closer to the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve on the south side of Twentynine Palms Highway. Resident opposition led to the project being moved to this new location.
The RATTs group meets on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Covington Park’s community center. The BLM is accepting community feedback on the new location until March 16.
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