by Stephen Bardwell
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on April 11, 2023
- Wonder Inn Project to be considered by Planning Commission
- Flamingo 640 Glamping Project has been appealed!
- 2023 Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour
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by Laraine Turk
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on April 10, 2023
MBCA joined more than 40 local, state, and national organizations in support of California Assemblymember Laura Friedman's AB 1573, the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act, introduced on February 17 and currently referred to the Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. Issues addressed include improvements to the existing model ordinance, and overall the bill's provisions would set "the strongest level of water conservation requirements for new or major rehabilitated non-residential landscapes." Read the letter and the bill.
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by Laraine Turk
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on March 31, 2023
Speaking at an water industry event at the Salton Sea near Mecca on Monday, March 27, Scott Slater, the CEO of Cadiz, Inc, the company that wants to sell water from the Cadiz aquifer for enormous financial gain, shared that the company is considering piping water "to bring water to disadvantaged communities within our reach."
Slater also revealed efforts "to pursue a relationship with the Salton Sea Authority...and the Torres Martinez tribe, to bring water to the
Salton Sea and to benefit the tribe, which would happen via an exchange." Slater also noted that the company will then "push the water north into the northern hi-desert and then into the interconnected systems of the state," via its 220-mile Northern Pipeline.
MBCA has long been concerned about the devastating effects of the proposed Cadiz Water Project. A series of our past News posts about Cadiz plus other water-related issues we have reported on, can be found by searching "
water" on our website.
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by Laraine Turk
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on March 24, 2023
In a 4-0 vote, San Bernardino County Planning Commissioners denied the Wonder Inn project opposed by MBCA and hundreds of Morongo Basin area residents. Almost 50 citizens made their comments in person at the meeting. The citizens' group
Stop Wonder Inn spent a year doing research to demonstrate how the project if built would have significant negative repercussions not only for Wonder Valley but the entire Morongo Basin. MBCA's
initial and
followup comment letters contain detailed information about the project's weaknesses. The developers have the option to appeal the Commission's decision within 10 days to the Supervisors.
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by Laraine Turk
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on March 10, 2023
The San Bernardino County Planning Commissioners listened to almost three hours of public comments almost completely against the RoBott Land Company's
proposal for a
Conditional Use Permit for "a campground that includes a number of facilities, including 75-camp sites, camp store, restaurant, bar, restrooms, pool, workshop buildings, helipad, and common area gardens and pathways within an approximate 25-acre portion of a 640- acre parcel." The denial of the project "without prejudice" means the company can appeal to the Board of Supervisors or resubmit a revised program later. You can view the meeting on the County's website; the public hearing on the glamping project starts at 9:22 AM.
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by Laraine Turk
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on March 04, 2023
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by Stephen Bardwell
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on March 01, 2023
- Flamingo 640 Glamping Project going before Planning Commission
- Wonder Inn Project update
- Spring is here and so are Invasive Plants!
- Rooftop Solar Update
- 2023 Desert Wise Living Landscape Tour
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by Laraine Turk
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on February 22, 2023

Local winter rains provide hope for some good wildflower viewing in the coming months, but also have fed the growth of some of the Basin's worst invasive weeds that can reduce wildflower displays. Check out this
news report on invasive plants by local radio station KCDZ and also MBCA's
Invasive Plants page, to learn how to recognize and deal with these environmental threats.
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by Laraine Turk
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on February 21, 2023
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by Laraine Turk
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on February 21, 2023
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