More than a year and a half after a lawsuit was filed by a development company against the town of Yucca Valley, the town council agreed to a settlement in a closed session meeting Tuesday night. After Mirage Front Properties bought a parcel subdivided into 17 home lots, the town threatened fines of $1800 per day until Mirage Front completed street improvements in the subdivision, an agreement that had been reached with the seller (and original developer) of the property. Mirage Front Properties argued that it bought the property—bordered by Yucca Trail, Balsa Avenue, Arcadia Trail, and Emerson Avenue—believing that the terms of the Subdivision Improvement Agreement had been fulfilled, and that the improvements should be paid for by either the original developer (who agreed to the terms in the first place), or from bonds issued by the original developer to ensure that the work was completed. In the settlement agreement announced by the town Wednesday, Mirage Front Properties will ask for a permanent dismissal of the case in exchange for a new subdivision improvement agreement for the tract map. The settlement agreement notes that no payment of money will be made.
TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY SETTLES DEVELOPERS LAWSUIT
