The Lear solar project was not following the rules from the start.
The biologist was onsite and surveyed the land before ground was broken.
Usually, the fencing is put in place after the biologist clears the area and before earth moving activities begin. This wasn’t done and the bulldozers were running for weeks with no tortoise fencing and only one biologist to monitor the entire site.
There were also historic and possibly prehistoric artifacts on site.
There was no archaeological monitor and these artifacts have now been destroyed.
I have called the number for dust control twice and no response.
And we, the residents to the east of the site, get pounded with constant dust when the wind blows.
Seems like another example of poor planning and no management consistent with our current federal government !
The city needs to decide if they are serving the residents or the developers.
Are you building golden monuments to an uncaring government ?
Thanks for you comment! One clarification….“The city needs to decide if they are serving the residents or the developers.” Just to be clear…the City of Twentynine Palms was unaware of the project. This is a County approved project, not a City approved project.
The city says that they were unaware. But anyone who lives in town or drives back and forth would have seen the construction activity. I find it hard to believe that city officials were completely unaware of this large construction activity. If they really were unaware, they need to open their eyes and maybe drive around the city once in awhile.
Lear Ave is a major corridor-the road most military base workers and the convoys use. This is insulting to hear that city is bypassing its culpability by saying they were “unaware” of the construction.
The Lear solar project was not following the rules from the start.
The biologist was onsite and surveyed the land before ground was broken.
Usually, the fencing is put in place after the biologist clears the area and before earth moving activities begin. This wasn’t done and the bulldozers were running for weeks with no tortoise fencing and only one biologist to monitor the entire site.
There were also historic and possibly prehistoric artifacts on site.
There was no archaeological monitor and these artifacts have now been destroyed.
I have called the number for dust control twice and no response.
And we, the residents to the east of the site, get pounded with constant dust when the wind blows.
Seems like another example of poor planning and no management consistent with our current federal government !
The city needs to decide if they are serving the residents or the developers.
Are you building golden monuments to an uncaring government ?
Thanks for you comment! One clarification….“The city needs to decide if they are serving the residents or the developers.” Just to be clear…the City of Twentynine Palms was unaware of the project. This is a County approved project, not a City approved project.
The city says that they were unaware. But anyone who lives in town or drives back and forth would have seen the construction activity. I find it hard to believe that city officials were completely unaware of this large construction activity. If they really were unaware, they need to open their eyes and maybe drive around the city once in awhile.
Lear Ave is a major corridor-the road most military base workers and the convoys use. This is insulting to hear that city is bypassing its culpability by saying they were “unaware” of the construction.