Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night …
Troopers that they are, members of the Architectural
Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting during the holidays, Dec. 29,
to accommodate four businesses.
Items on the agenda are: modifications to architecture
and landscaping plans for the Subaru dealership and a new restaurant, the
Dancing Greek; review of a block wall design at the Desert Princess; and
review of front elevations to a new building on Bankside Drive where Engine
Joe’s motorcycle shop on Perez Road will move. The meeting starts at 11:15
a.m. in the Study Session Room at City Hall.
Mobile home auction set Jan. 7
Ninety mobile homes, travel trailers and RVs from
Desert Hills Mobile Home Park will be auctioned off Jan. 7. The park was
purchased by the Redevelopment Agency to make way for redevelopment and all
tenants have moved out as of today. They all moved into better housing and
some are now proud first-time home buyers as a result of the compensation
for their property and relocation expenses paid by the Agency.
Anyone interested in taking a look at the inventory can
preview it between 9 and 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 and 5 at the site, 67751 E. Palm
Canyon Dr. The auction will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 7. A $1,000 refundable
deposit is required to bid.
For a complete list of inventory, call Western
Construction Auctions, 760-731-7760.
Other tenants sought for Levitz
Even though the Levitz home furnishings store in
Cathedral City will tentatively close at the end of January, Economic
Development Guy Paul Shillcock says it should not be too difficult to find a
replacement tenant for the building located on Date Palm Drive. He noted it
is a mid-size big box which suits many retailers’ space needs.
The Cathedral City furniture store is one of 35 to
close in the chain as a result of the corporation’s filing for bankruptcy in
October.
Flurry of inquiries on potential development site
More than 40 firms have pulled requests for proposals
for development of the 25 acres east of City Hall. Deadline to submit
proposals for mixed use projects is Jan. 5. Developers that submit
applications meeting the specifications will be interviewed by a panel made
up of Orie Mann, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce; Fred Bell, chairman of
the Chamber’s Economic Development Committee; Gary Howell, Realtor and
member of City Urban Revitalization Corporation Board; Jack Adams of the
Project Area Committee; Bud Kopp, interim city planner, and Keith Scott,
redevelopment project manager. The area includes Second Street Park and the
Fire Station fronting Date Palm Drive.
More eyes on violators
The Police Department is on schedule to launch its
traffic enforcement unit by March 1. Lt. Chuck Robinson says three BMW
motorcycles have been ordered and a pick up truck is now being outfitted
with emergency equipment. Grant funds will help to pay for the program,
which will address one of the community’s most pressing law enforcement
needs.
Waste Management provides free tree removal
Looking to get rid of that dried out Christmas tree?
Just cut it up in four-foot lengths and set it next to your residential
trash and recycling containers by 6 a.m. on your regular collection day.
Waste Management will remove the tree at no extra charge and transport it to
a composting facility. Ornaments and tinsel should be completely removed.
This curbside service is available from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16. After Jan. 16,
trees must be cut up and placed in either the regular or green waste
containers. Flocked trees should not be placed at the curbside, because
they cannot be recycled. They should be cut up and placed in the regular
trash bin.
She’s not the only winner
A local woman who hit the jackpot at a local casino
turned some of her winnings into a truckload of toys for needy kids in the
Toys for Tots program. The truck laden with $3,000 worth of toys was
greeted with open arms by firefighters at Station 412. The Toys for Tots
program is sponsored by the U.S. Marines and they have already made four
trips to the fire station to collect donations made by the community.
Hammers treat kids to truck display
By the way, if you see two illuminated decorated fire
trucks driving around Cathedral City at night during the holidays, they are
not city-owned vehicles. The festive display is
brought to the community courtesy of Brad and Doug
Hammer, who enjoy collecting vintage fire engines and driving them in the
Festival of Lights Parade in Palm Springs and then driving them throughout
residential neighborhoods afterward.
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