I am a new resident of the area just east of Indian Cove, and attended this meeting. It was disappointing to see how little that neighbors' concerns were considered by the Planning Commission. Those members must become more responsive to the community. I can only hope that City Council will be.
Why can’t we get a CEQA expert to advise the opposition? Why not organize our concerns so that with the help of an expert, we can present a more organized protest?
I think flooding issues and traffic congestion problems with the main road for convoys will certainly be issues. Also, I don’t see any reason why people would be drawn into 29 Palms? The resort is simply not located properly! It should be on the east side of town in an already commercially zoned area. And how can one man claim to make decisions for our entire community when he’s so obviously faced with opposition by the people who live in Indian cove? You can bet that none of these planning commission members live in Indian cove!!!
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Yes, all good!! And to speak to your question, Indian Cove Neighbors and Say No to Ofland (https://www.saynotoofland.org/) are in touch with the groups and agencies who commented on the MND, and they have expert eyes on it, thankfully.
The rezoning is deeply concerning to me. This is clearly a bias based decision. I'm confident there will be future denials, which are better suited for approval but refused,that will reflect poorly on how this city does business,keeping others away, and possibly even resulting in litigation. Who fits that bill?
What's the criteria for one zoning being assigned vs another? If this plot was an eligible acreage for commercial without mandatory exceptions being taken,why wasn't it assigned as commercial at its inception? The change of natural flow of water runoff, has got to be a priority needing to be addressed.That area experiences flash flooding regularly. How is this build going to affect the downstream land/properties,structures and highway once an existing natural flow has been modified by it, or a new flow created because of it? I've owned here since 1997 and lived in this community since 1974. We need growth, and opportunity, however,these choices should be made fairly,with consistency, and always,always,with mindfulness of our desert,communities,and the fragile wildlife and ecosystem, that's survival depends on our thoughtful, decisions.
I truly hope this commission, revisits what their intentions are as members of the commission. We'll be watching.
Here’s another example that Keith Gardiner smells to the High Heavens. I was at City Hall a few weeks ago standing at the front desk reading the hard copy MND. From Gardiner’s nearby office I heard him on a phone call wherein he was saying to someone “Yeah, this doesn’t look good” about the (then) sudden re-scheduling of two important June meetings.
I have 40 acres of desert at the rear of my house. I would rather have Ofland there than a housing developter who may cram in as many houses as possible or 2 story homes that overlook our back yards.
In part, the reason we throw a disclaimer on Ofland, is that I share 1/2 mile of property border with them (I am also on a 40 acre parcel). In fact, I'm actually more against the scale than the project itself. It's way beyond the density of the 40-60 houses that could be built on the parcel....and the attendant increase in the number of people and amount of traffic is a bigger issue than the viewshed IMO.
I am a new resident of the area just east of Indian Cove, and attended this meeting. It was disappointing to see how little that neighbors' concerns were considered by the Planning Commission. Those members must become more responsive to the community. I can only hope that City Council will be.
Why can’t we get a CEQA expert to advise the opposition? Why not organize our concerns so that with the help of an expert, we can present a more organized protest?
I think flooding issues and traffic congestion problems with the main road for convoys will certainly be issues. Also, I don’t see any reason why people would be drawn into 29 Palms? The resort is simply not located properly! It should be on the east side of town in an already commercially zoned area. And how can one man claim to make decisions for our entire community when he’s so obviously faced with opposition by the people who live in Indian cove? You can bet that none of these planning commission members live in Indian cove!!!
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Cindy,
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Yes, all good!! And to speak to your question, Indian Cove Neighbors and Say No to Ofland (https://www.saynotoofland.org/) are in touch with the groups and agencies who commented on the MND, and they have expert eyes on it, thankfully.
The rezoning is deeply concerning to me. This is clearly a bias based decision. I'm confident there will be future denials, which are better suited for approval but refused,that will reflect poorly on how this city does business,keeping others away, and possibly even resulting in litigation. Who fits that bill?
What's the criteria for one zoning being assigned vs another? If this plot was an eligible acreage for commercial without mandatory exceptions being taken,why wasn't it assigned as commercial at its inception? The change of natural flow of water runoff, has got to be a priority needing to be addressed.That area experiences flash flooding regularly. How is this build going to affect the downstream land/properties,structures and highway once an existing natural flow has been modified by it, or a new flow created because of it? I've owned here since 1997 and lived in this community since 1974. We need growth, and opportunity, however,these choices should be made fairly,with consistency, and always,always,with mindfulness of our desert,communities,and the fragile wildlife and ecosystem, that's survival depends on our thoughtful, decisions.
I truly hope this commission, revisits what their intentions are as members of the commission. We'll be watching.
Beth Anderson
Here’s another example that Keith Gardiner smells to the High Heavens. I was at City Hall a few weeks ago standing at the front desk reading the hard copy MND. From Gardiner’s nearby office I heard him on a phone call wherein he was saying to someone “Yeah, this doesn’t look good” about the (then) sudden re-scheduling of two important June meetings.
I have 40 acres of desert at the rear of my house. I would rather have Ofland there than a housing developter who may cram in as many houses as possible or 2 story homes that overlook our back yards.
Please invite them! We'd be so happy!
In part, the reason we throw a disclaimer on Ofland, is that I share 1/2 mile of property border with them (I am also on a 40 acre parcel). In fact, I'm actually more against the scale than the project itself. It's way beyond the density of the 40-60 houses that could be built on the parcel....and the attendant increase in the number of people and amount of traffic is a bigger issue than the viewshed IMO.
Pool passes! Even if we have to pay for them.