Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Desert Hot Springs public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
8 issues in development
Skyborne CFD bond issuance
The city is spending about $93,000 to apply for up to $8.5 million in state funding to build a 5.25-acre community park with sports fields, playgrounds, and a dog park.
First Pentecostal Church expansion
A long-running local church that feeds and mentors about 80 community kids wants a bigger home. The new 11,000-square-foot sanctuary expands its existing site in a light industrial zone, where churches need a conditional use permit.
Proposed Varner Road data center
A nearly 1.2-million-square-foot warehouse and distribution building is moving forward on 83 acres north of the I-10, replacing a cannabis project that never got built. Supporters say the smaller, cleaner project is better for the environment and brings industrial development near the freeway; the Sierra Club is pushing back on the environmental review.
Snyder development health concerns
A $225 million warehouse promising roughly 1,000 permanent jobs and $10–13 million in fees to the city — with conditions barring data center or ICE uses.
Donation of five parcels to Habitat for Humanity
The City Council signed off on giving five vacant parcels to Habitat for Humanity to build self-help affordable homes — a step toward catching up on the city's affordable housing targets.
Low-income housing on surplus city land
Five vacant city-owned lots will be donated to Habitat for Humanity to build homes for low-income families. The city keeps its successor-agency housing mission alive after the redevelopment agency dissolved in 2012.
Warner Road logistics center entitlements
The Desert Land Ventures/Warner Road specific plan amendment, general plan amendment, tract map and related approvals got pushed to April 21 at the applicant's request. A new comment letter arrived after the agenda posted.
AHSC award: Park Lane Homes and Pierson Boulevard revitalization
The city won a $36 million Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities award — $24 million loan plus $11.2 million in grants — to fund the first 87-unit phase of Park Lane Homes, an early childhood education center, and a complete-street remake of Pearson Boulevard.