Twentynine Palms City Manager Frank Luckino, a former chief financial officer with Hi-Desert Water District and former Yucca Valley council member, gave a presentation last night to the Twentynine Palms Water District, about a joint sewer project between the city and the Marine Corps Combat Center. Reporter Eric Knabe was there, and fills in the details…
Twentynine Palms City Manager Frank Luckino began his report by saying that waste management development is a top priority with the city council and septic tanks are not a long-term solution. He stated that lack of movement will add cost, referring to the original 2003 study. It show an estimated cost of pipe at $51 million, in comparison to roughly the same amount of pipe in the Yucca Valley project costing $92 million 14 years later. Luckino further mentioned that Congressman Paul Cook has committed his help in funding and in legislation. The city council has a request for proposal for a study on a joint plant with the Marine Base and that five engineering firms have responded.
TWENTYNINE PALMS WATER HEARS JOINT SEWER PROJECT PROPOSAL FROM CITY MANAGER
