General Plan News

GENERAL PLAN UPDATE & EIR SCHEDULE:

August 16-Sept. 29, 2010 - 45-Day public review period for Draft EIR and Draft General Plan Update documents*

August 30, 2010 - GPAC Meeting, City Hall, 6 p.m.**

Sept. 13, 2010 - GPAC Meeting, City Hall, 6 p.m. (tentative)

Sept. 2010 - Responses and comments on Draft EIR prepared

Oct./Nov. 2010 - Community Workshops, PC and CC public hearings

Dec. 2010 - General Plan delivered to City Council

* News release - Draft General Plan Update Documetns Ready for Review

** Agenda - GPAC Meeting, Monday, August 30, 6 p.m., City Hall

See General Plan Update Website - www.29palmsgeneralplan.com - for reports and materials, including the complete Draft EIR and Draft General Plan Update documents (Aug. 2010).

Written comments may be delivered to: Community Development Director Charles LaClaire, City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, (760)367-6799.

The public is encouraged to attend all General Plan and General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) meetings. Citizen input is an important part of the General Plan Update process! Meetings are held at City Hall, 6136 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, CA, 760-367-6799, unless otherwise noted.

Community Trails Plan

CLICK HERE for the COMMUNITY TRAILS PLAN PAGE containing current Draft Maps and notes from recent workshops and study sessions.

The Twentynine Palms Community Trails Plan is an important part of the ongoing work, research, and citizen input connected to the General Plan Update process in 2009-2010. Facilitated by the City of Twentynine Palms Community Services Department, the Morongo Basin Open Space Group, and the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, the effort includes public workshops, study sessions, field trips, work groups, suggested trails and planning input from local Pedestrian, Cyclist, Equestrian, and OHV user groups.

General Plan Update

In January 2009, the Twentynine Palms City Council approved a contract for a comprehensive General Plan Update to be performed by the planning firm Hogle-Ireland, Inc., in conjunction with the City's Community Development Department, Planning Commission, and City Council. On May 12, 2009, a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) was appointed to provide public input and assist in the General Plan Update process.

General Plan Website

A General Plan Update web site was launched by Hogle-Ireland Inc. for the City of Twentynine Palms in June 2009, containing meeting reports and General Plan materials. A "Community Survey" is also available on the site, where interested individuals can express their opinions about Twentynine Palms and what they see as issues facing the City's future.

GPAC Members

In May 2009, the Twentynine Palms City Council appointed the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), consisting of 13 members and 4 alternates selected from more than 30 community applicants.

General Plan Advisory Committee:

Jay Corbin (Chair), Pat Flanagan (Vice Chair), and members Kim Miller, George P. Mulopulos, Jeff Ohlfs (Joshua Tree National Park), Kim Ortamond, Terrianne Palmer, Lisa Pitts, Christopher Plummer, James M. Ricker (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), Paul F. Smith, Bob Whitt, and Stephen D. Whitten.

GPAC alternates: Nelson Muniz, Nicole Panter.

(Resigned: Mike Duncan, Mary-Austin Klein, Sept. 2009)