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The End of the Altamira Project
Posted by Laraine Turk · May 12, 2019 4:17 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction Share"THANK YOU - IT IS DONE AND WE HAVE WON!"
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Eblast May 2, 2019
Posted by Laraine Turk · May 04, 2019 8:42 AMContinue reading → Add your reaction Share
- Submit your Desert-Wise Living Essay!
- Stop Cadiz! Support SB-307
- Alta Mira Development Defeated!
- Paradise Valley Development Threatens Joshua Tree National Park!
- West Mojave Route Network Project (WEMO) Land Use Plan Amendment published
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) workshop: Yucca Valley, May 18, 2019
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EBlast August 9, 2018
Posted by Laraine Turk · August 11, 2018 12:49 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction Share- Cadiz / Assembly Bill 1000
- Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project
- San Bernardino County RECE 4.10
- Altamira Gated Community Project
- Joshua Tree Solar Project
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Eblast May 31, 2017
Posted by Laraine Turk · June 01, 2017 7:12 AMContinue reading → Add your reaction Share- Altamira Gate Community Housing Project
- Joshua Tree Airport solar project
- Eagle Crest Gen-Tie Project
- Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Act: Senate Bill 249
- Protecting Integrity of National Monuments
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Altamira Project On Hold
Posted by Laraine Turk · April 02, 2017 12:00 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction ShareWhile we cannot say that there has been an end to plans for the Alta Mira housing project in the Friendly Hills area of Joshua Tree, the JT 105 Alliance citizens' group has informed MBCA that the developers have recently offered the project land for sale. Below is an update from the Alliance and also links to some of the documents involved in the ongoing legal efforts to stop or change the plan for the Alta Mira Housing Development in the Friendly Hills area of Joshua Tree.
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Nov. 3 Planning Commission Meeting Commentary
Posted by Laraine Turk · November 06, 2016 2:48 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction ShareMBCA Board member Pat Flanagan shares her impressions of the Community Plan portion of the Planning Commission Meeting:Featured post
MBCA Opinion Piece in Hi Desert Star
Posted by Laraine Turk · October 31, 2016 9:30 AMAdd your reaction ShareRead MBCA's editorial published in the Hi Desert Star on October 29, 2016 (no longer available). It describes the problems with the County Supervisors' decision about the Altamira Housing Development and the lawsuit that has been filed by Joshua Tree residents.
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MBCA's Alta Mira Housing Project Editorial
Posted by Laraine Turk · October 29, 2016 12:00 PMAdd your reaction ShareRead MBCA's editorial in the Hi Desert Star on October 29, 2016 (no longer available). It describes the problems with the County Supervisors' decision about the Altamira Housing Development and the lawsuit that has been filed by Joshua Tree residents.Featured post
Supervisors Deny Altamira Project Appeal
Posted by Laraine Turk · September 28, 2016 12:00 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction ShareTuesday, September 27 - San Bernardino County Supervisors voted 3-2 to deny the appeal, thereby approving the Altamira Housing project to go forward.
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Supervisors Altamira Hearing Report
Posted by Laraine Turk · September 14, 2016 12:00 PMContinue reading → Add your reaction ShareREPORT ON THE SUPERVISORS' HEARING ON YV105 LLP,
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