After 11 long years of stops and starts, Project Phoenix is finally getting underway. Reporter Heather Clisby has the details…
Project Phoenix, the long-held dream of the Twentynine Palms’ city leaders, will finally get its’ day in the sun. The downtown redevelopment project will officially launch with a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the corner of Hwy 62 and Yucca Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Project Phoenix covers approximately 10 acres—from Highway 62 south to Cactus Drive, and from Cholla Avenue on the east to Tamarisk Avenue on the west. The plan includes a new community center and the Joshua Tree National Park Cultural and Visitor Center. Yucca Avenue will be redesigned as an event space for festivals, farmers markets, art shows, car shows, and musical events. The plan also calls for additional parking, ornamental lighting, benches and public art.
