Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Desert Hot Springs public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 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.