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Council authorizes bids to enclose downtown trash sites after residents report needles and illegal dumping
Summary
Council authorized staff to solicit bids to fully enclose two existing trash enclosures and build a new enclosed enclosure on the west side of Tamarisk Avenue to address rodent, dumping and encampment concerns in Freedom Plaza; motion approved 4–0–1.
Twentynine Palms city staff on Jan. 13 presented a plan to enclose three problematic downtown trash locations to reduce wildlife disturbance, illegal dumping and human encampments. The council authorized staff to obtain bids to fully enclose two existing enclosures and to construct a new ground‑up enclosed enclosure on the west side of Tamarisk Avenue (south of Echo/Achor Nails).
Staff described three trouble spots: a partial enclosure on Smoketree west of the Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center; a south‑lot…
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