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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.

DHS Development Stopped Again

Posted on MBCA News by · March 25, 2017 9:05 AM

Several MBCA Directors have attended recent Desert Hot Springs City Council meetings to support their Planning Commission's decision to deny an extension for a developer's plans to create a large housing complex near Mission Creek Preserve and the Sand to Snow National Monument. At the Council meeting on March 22, a procedural situation resulted in the denial being upheld. This Desert Sun article explains more about the circumstances and possible future actions by the developer.

MBCA sends Comment Letter on Eagle Crest Transmission Line Environmental Assessment (EA)

Posted on MBCA News by · November 07, 2016 11:14 AM

MBCA, as part of a coalition of 7 other organizations and scientists, has sent a detailed Environmental Assessment Comment Letter to the BLM State Director Jerome Perez opposing the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage project and requesting a full Environmental Impact Study (EIS) instead of the planned and less comprehensive Environmental Assessment (EA) on the Transmission Line. It provides a thorough and detailed record of all the stages of insufficient analysis that have been completed for this project.

Nov. 3 Planning Commission Meeting Commentary

Posted on MBCA News by · November 06, 2016 2:48 PM

MBCA Board member Pat Flanagan shares her impressions of the Community Plan portion of the Planning Commission Meeting:

County Renewable Energy and Conservation Element

Posted on MBCA News by · November 03, 2016 12:00 PM

The San Bernardino County Planning Commission will receive information from staff about the Renewable Energy and Conservation Element (RECE) on Thursday, November 3, 9:00 AM.

Eblast: October 31, 2016

Posted on Eblasts by · October 31, 2016 2:33 PM

County Planning Commission Meeting

- Draft Renewable Energy and Conservation Element (RECE)
- Community Plan Workshop (Land-Use Map)

MBCA Opinion Piece in Hi Desert Star

Posted on MBCA News by · October 31, 2016 9:30 AM

Read 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.

MBCA's Alta Mira Housing Project Editorial

Posted on MBCA News by · October 29, 2016 12:00 PM

Read 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.

Interactive Conservation Map

Posted by · October 05, 2016 10:00 AM

Morongo Basin Conservation Priorities Report and Interactive Map

Between 2008 and 2010, the Morongo Basin Open Space Group convened dozens of Morongo Basin residents in multiple workshops and discussion groups concerning long-term conservation and development planning in the Basin. Its printed product was the Morongo Basin Conservation Priorities Report which represents the collected perceptions of the Open Space Group participants plus a lot of related scientific data.

There was a wide mix of community residents involved from all areas of the Basin, as well as representatives from local governments, from community, business, and conservation organizations, from the Mojave Desert Land Trust, and from Joshua Tree National Park and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.

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Support for this project was provided by the Sonoran Institute. Both public input and conservation science were used to develop these information-rich documents.

The report and interactive map together provide a comprehensive picture of which areas of the Morongo Basin are considered by its residents to be particularly worth conserving, and which areas may be more suited to development, and why.

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Morongo Basin Conservation Priorities Report and Interactive Map

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