Solar projects highlight the agenda of the December meeting of the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council tonight. Reporter Dan Stork has the details…
In the featured informational presentation at the November meeting of the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council, NextEra Energy’s Project Director, Jess Melin, introduces a proposed 100-acre solar development at the Joshua Tree Airport site.
An action item before the Council calls on the County Planning Commission to require the Altamira residential project developers to submit a valid Environmental Impact Report including a comprehensive traffic study, fire and flood plan, economic impact and market studies; signoff by the Joshua Basin Water District, an approved Streambed Alteration Agreement from the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and a specific plan for phased construction and operation from groundbreaking through completion of all units. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Joshua Tree Community Center on Sunburst Avenue.