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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

Riverside Planning Commission Postpones Paradise Valley Discussion

Posted on MBCA News by · February 01, 2019 9:03 AM

The Mojave Watch news site reports that the Riverside County Planning Commission has postponed discussion of Paradise Valley, a brand-new community proposed for development on the southern edge of Joshua Tree National Park. The development will next appear on their agenda May 15, 2019. Read the January 30 Mojave Watch news post for more details on the danger to Park ecology posed by such a development, along with information from National Parks Conservation Association representative Chris Clarke. Additional background can be found in this earlier post about the project at Mojave Watch.

EBlast August 9, 2018

Posted on Eblasts by · August 11, 2018 12:49 PM

Cadiz / Assembly Bill 1000
Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project
San Bernardino County RECE 4.10
Altamira Gated Community Project
Joshua Tree Solar Project

Eblast March 11, 2018

Posted on Eblasts by · March 11, 2018 5:09 PM

Morongo Basin Residents Defend the DRECP

MBCA Comments on Lucerne/Ord Mountain Solar Proposal

Posted on MBCA News by · July 01, 2017 8:02 AM

In another extraordinarily detailed and comprehensive document, MBCA Director Pat Flanagan on June 30 sent MBCA's official comment letter on the proposed Ord Mountain Solar and Energy Storage Project in Lucerne Valley to San Bernardino County Land Use Services. In addition,

County RE Element Final Draft

Posted on MBCA News by · April 25, 2017 10:25 AM

This is a message from the County about the latest status of the Renewable Energy and Conservation Element of the County's General Plan.

Altamira Project On Hold

Posted on MBCA News by · April 02, 2017 12:00 PM

While 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.

Pages tagged "Land Development"

MBCA Releases Video: Seeking Housing Solutions for the Morongo Basin

Joshua Tree National Park and Tribal Authorities Create New Agreement

MBCA's Annual Meeting on Housing Promotes Ideas and Dialogue

Western Joshua Tree Endangered Listing Decision Delayed

Response from Flamingo 640 Campground Developer

MBCA Comments on Sienna Solar 2 in Lucerne Valley

Letter: Comments on the Golden Currant Solar Project Variance Process

Letter: Coalition on Program 4 on County Housing Element

Letter: MBCA Joins Support for AB 1757, Setting Natural Carbon Sequestration Targets