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Indio and Coachella JPA approves land purchase, budget move for transfer station expansion
Summary
A joint powers meeting approved using a $520,000 county appraisal to buy an additional 1.6 acres for a regional waste transfer station and moved $520,000 from reserves into appropriations to finalize the purchase; the JPA voted unanimously to pass the resolution and the funding action.
A joint powers meeting between Indio City and the City of Coachella approved a land purchase based on a $520,000 county appraisal and a companion budget move to finance expansion of a regional waste transfer station.
Staff presented a request to include roughly 1.6 additional acres so the transfer station can be fully expanded "to meet the cities' needs for the next 25 or 30 years," an unidentified staff member told the JPA. The county provided a new appraisal of $520,000 for the parcel, and staff recommended the JPA approve a resolution to purchase the land and later return with a lease agreement that preserves a county revenue provision.
The JPA adopted Resolution No. 2026-01, approving the transfer…
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