After being introduced to new county Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock, the Yucca Valley Town Council got the ball rolling at its meeting last night for two major construction projects in the town: a new aquatics center and the new library. Managing editor Tami Roleff was at the meeting and fills in the details…
At last night’s meeting of the Yucca Valley Town Council, the council voted to award a more-than $200,000 contract to LPA to design the town’s new aquatics center. LPA intends to hold multiple meetings with town residents in the coming months to hear their ideas and get their feedback. The town is on a fast track to get the pool completed, so LPA intends to have the designs completed in September.
In other construction-related business, the council also voted to approve the plans and specifications to transform the old PFF Bank building into the new Yucca Valley Library. The cost will be about $2 million, of which the county will contribute about $1 million.
After a friendly tussle about who would serve on the town’s ad hoc committee for maintained roads, the council chose Merl Abel and Rick Denison.
And finally, the council approved a recognition program for people who have made a significant contribution or accomplishment to the town of Yucca Valley. The person being honored does not need to be a resident of the town, and the Spirit of Yucca Valley award will be presented on as “as needed” basis.
And in a departure from acting on business that affects the town, the council voted to approve a resolution requested by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Drozd in support of AB 366. California law requires that animal blood banks collect blood exclusively from “closed colonies,” in which two state organizations keep and use donor animals who are confined to cages and kennels for months or even years. The California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act would update the law to allow pet owners to bring their dog or cat to a vet to voluntarily donate blood, and then go home afterward.
