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MBCA Comments on Solar 66 Project in Daggett

Posted on MBCA News by · April 23, 2021 8:18 AM · 1 reaction

The proposed Solar 66 project located in the Mojave Desert community of Daggett between I-15 and Highway 40 would provide 7 megawatts of solar power on about 134 acres. MBCA's comment letter on the County's Initial Study of this project points to concerns about flooding risks, air pollution, wildlife corridors, invasive species, and aesthetics.

MBCA Observes AutoCamp Construction in Joshua Tree

Posted on MBCA News by · April 03, 2021 7:34 PM · 1 reaction

MBCA features prominently in an article and photo series by the Desert Sun about the Auto Camp Airsteam Resort under construction in Joshua Tree. The news article title aptly describes the concern: Glamping company brings Airstreams to Joshua Tree. Can development and nature coexist? The article includes comments from MBCA President Steve Bardwell, and he and Board member Pat Flanagan are included in the photo series accompanying the article.

MBCA Opposes Stagecoach Solar in Lucerne Valley

Posted on MBCA News by · November 24, 2020 10:10 AM · 1 reaction

The latest large-scale solar development proposed for a problematic desert location is Stagecoach Solar, proposed for the Lucerne Valley area. In this case we are pleased that many of our concerns about the project on behalf of east desert residents are mirrored by the two desert-area County Supervisors, District 3 Supervisor Dawn Rowe and District 1 Supervisor Robert Lovingood.

EBlast January 13, 2020

Posted on Eblasts by · January 13, 2020 12:59 PM

Attend MBCA annual meeting Saturday January 25 2020!
Daggett Solar Power Facility Update
Survey regarding Solar Energy Development in Southern California
BLM seeking nominations for Resource Advisory Councils

Riverside Supervisors Deny Paradise Valley

Posted on MBCA News by · November 05, 2019 12:51 PM

Riverside County Supervisors have denied the Paradise Valley project on a 5-0 vote despite the project applicant's request for the typical 90-day continuance. A number of MBCA representatives attended the November 5th meeting and were among those cheering the result. Read more details in the Desert Sun's November 6 story on the vote, and for background, read our News Update from August 21st when the Riverside County Planning Commission recommended that the Supervisors deny the project.

Paradise Valley Voted Down by Riverside County Planning Commission

Posted on MBCA News by · August 21, 2019 1:18 PM

We received word from MBCA President Steve Bardwell shortly after the decision on the afternoon of August 21 that the proposed Paradise Valley housing development planned for the southern edge of Joshua Tree National Park was voted down by the Riverside County Planning Commission, in a 4-1 vote. Read more details in this Desert Sun article. Enjoy the photos below taken at the venue. MBCA Directors and supporters, especially Steve Bardwell, Sarah Kennington, and our stalwart science guru Pat Flanagan were vigilant in keeping track of the project, attending meetings, and making comments against the ill-conceived project.

Roadblock for Paradise Valley Development

Posted on MBCA News by · August 15, 2019 8:08 AM

The Riverside County Planning Department has thrown a roadblock in front of the huge "new town" of Paradise Valley proposed at the southern border of Joshua Tree National Park. The Desert Sun reports that Planning staff have said they cannot support the plan as submitted, in part due to questions not being satisfactorily answered by the project proponent, GLC Enterprises. The Planning Commission is due to vote on the project at its August 21 meeting. It may now either deny the project or direct staff to continue working to resolve issues. (Note in the second photo in the article that MBCA President and Immediate Past President Steve Bardwell and Sarah Kennington are sitting two rows behind the GLC representative Frank Bigelow at the May Planning Commission meeting. You can also read a lot more that MBCA has published on this issue by typing Paradise Valley into our Search button.)

Another Opinion against the Paradise Valley Project

Posted on MBCA News by · July 22, 2019 7:57 AM

Another strong case is made in a July 12 opinion letter in the Desert Sun against the proposed Paradise Valley housing development of more than 20,000 residents on the south side of Joshua Tree National Park. The piece by Gail Wadsworth, executive director of the California Institute for Rural Studies, focuses on the unmet housing and support needs of rural communities near the proposed site and how the development would be detrimental rather than supportive for residents in those communities.

The End of the Altamira Project

Posted on MBCA News by · May 12, 2019 4:17 PM

"THANK YOU - IT IS DONE AND WE HAVE WON!"

Eblast May 2, 2019

Posted on Eblasts by · May 04, 2019 8:42 AM

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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