Yucca Valley files application to annex Yucca Mesa

According to the Stop Yucca Mesa Annexation Coalition, the Town of Yucca Valley has filed its application to annex Yucca Mesa to its sphere of influence. The Coalition has released the following Bulletin:

The Town delivered the application for the Sphere of Influence Municipal Services Review for Yucca Mesa this morning to LAFCO. LAFCO will be reviewing it in_house for preparation for circulation. The Stop Yucca Mesa Coalition will receive a copy of that Notice of Commencement of the MSR when it is available.

The Stop Yucca Mesa Annexation Coalition has ordered a duplicate of the documents submitted to LAFCO from the Town of Yucca Valley. As soon as it is available, the documents will be reviewed thoroughly and an analysis will be made, including any pre-zoning. The Coalition will be advised of our findings via a Newsletter and the website.

The next step major in this process will be the Hearing. As soon as we have a date for the Hearing in San Bernardino, posters at strategic positions along well traveled roads will be posted, along with e-mails, and a Newsletter will be mailed to all on our mailing list. Of course, Mesa Market will continue to have copies of all Newsletters and Bulletins available for all. In addition, feel free to contact us at 760-219-7924 for information.

Please remain vigilant. It will be IMPERATIVE THAT EVERYONE ATTEND THE HEARING to oppose Yucca Valley’s "land grab." As soon as the date is known, notices will be sent out.

Yucca Mesa is a special place to us all ... It is our home. It will be up to each individual person to protect our beautiful Mesa.

Find out more at the Coalition Website.


MORE INFO ON THESE TOPICS: On the Land Use/Development, Communities, and Water pages of the MBCA Website. Previous blog posts: Yucca Mesa, Flamingo Heights, Homestead Valley, Water.

Homestead Valley takes actions

According to Maryan Barkley's "The Hilltopper" column in the Oct. 25 print edition of the Hi-Desert Star, the Homestead Valley Community Council took action recently on three controversial items:

• They will welcome the developer of the Flamingo Heights Ranch proposal (243 homes) to build if he adheres to the Rural Living Plan adopted by San Bernardino County (view pdf), which means no more than one house per 2-1/2 acres.
• They "took a stand against the possible annexation of Yucca Mesa by the Town of Yucca Valley" and are gathering signatures to forward to LAFCO. (Read more about the annexation attempt and LAFCO in this post.)
• They "lined up against the requested rate increases by Bighorn-Desert View Water."

MORE INFO ON THESE TOPICS: On the Land Use/Development, Communities, and Water pages of the MBCA Website. Previous blog posts: Yucca Mesa, Flamingo Heights, Homestead Valley, Water.

Residents question Flamingo Heights Ranch development

Residents from Homestead Valley, Flamingo Heights, and Yucca Mesa community associations met recently to hear a presentation from representatives of the proposed Flamingo Heights Ranch development to build 243 homes on 640 acres. According to the Hi-Desert Star:

A tentative tract map of October 2007 shows the sprawling project straddling the Pipes Wash, Flamingo Heights and Yucca Mesa in a square mile bordered by Old Woman Springs Road on the west, Sage Avenue to the east, La Brisa Drive to the south and Luna Vista Lane to the north.

Issues of particular concern for residents include downzoning of lot size (from 2.5 acres to 1 acre) and impacts of sewage on groundwater.

Representatives of both the Yucca Mesa Improvement Association and the Homestead Valley Community Council announced their groups would oppose the project as planned.

Jim Sammons [of YMIA] declared, “We worked two years with the Bruce Davis and the county Board of Supervisors on a Desert General Plan to maintain the rural lifestyle. The consensus is that we don’t want downsized zones.”

The Homestead Valley Special Community Plan that Sammons references may be viewed here (pdf). Read the rest of the Hi-Desert Star account of the meeting here.

Learn more about the community planning process and how you can take part on our Website.


MORE INFO ON THIS TOPIC: On the Land Use/Development and Communities pages of the MBCA Website. Previous blog posts: Flamingo Heights, Yucca Mesa.