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- Public comments
- 14
- Last 30 days
- 14
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.
Public comments (14)
Argued for the Morongo Basin Conservation Association that the law requires a full environmental impact report given wastewater and stormwater gaps.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 40:38 →The attorney for Joshua Tree Village Neighbors said he was disappointed in the county's compliance with the court order and argued stormwater impacts remain unaddressed.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 43:40 →Said findings aren't supported by the record, questioning whether everything assigned to the half-acre Lot A can physically fit.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 46:58 →Opposed the project, saying the revised report still doesn't address wastewater treatment, stormwater basin design, or odor impacts on neighbors.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 50:06 →Called it a bad project that doesn't benefit Joshua Tree and questioned whether it's a test case for high-density housing and a future sewer system.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 52:08 →A nearby resident on a dirt road who urged the county to treat Joshua Tree as a treasure, citing the failed Sage Estates project as a warning.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 54:29 →Said the community doesn't want the project and that a judge's ruling has been disregarded; warned residents are planning to move away if it's approved.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 57:07 →Said the homes won't be affordable to locals, cited 535 unsold homes already listed in Joshua Tree, and opposed living near a sewage plant.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 59:28 →Cited Judge Erickson's ruling, said the water board's letter contradicts the staff report, and asked the board to decline reapproval and recirculate an accurate analysis.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:02:34 →A community organizer who argued the Housing Accountability Act is being used to run around CEQA and urged a full environmental impact report.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:04:37 →Raised odor, noise, flooding, fire and traffic safety concerns and suggested an alternative with larger lots and affordable homes.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:07:44 →A 20-year resident living feet from the site, he urged the board to protect dark skies, quiet roads and the aquifer and to table the project.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:10:51 →A 30-year resident who said lot A analysis is inadequate and accused the board of corruption for approving the project.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:12:28 →The project's applicant asked the board to reapprove, saying it's the same project approved in April 2025 with the court's two procedural issues corrected.
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting — November 3, 2026 · 1:14:56 →