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Community development report highlights Amazon distribution center ribbon cutting and local park projects

Desert Hot Springs Planning Commission · March 11, 2026
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City staff told the Planning Commission that Amazon opened a large distribution center in Desert Hot Springs (about 635,000 sq ft, nearly 700,000 sq ft with mezzanine) and has hired about 1,400 employees to date; staff also reported a groundbreaking for Eagles Sports Park and design work on a new 6-acre park near Skybourne.

City Community Development staff updated the Planning Commission on recent economic development and parks activity, including a recently completed Amazon distribution center, a sports-park groundbreaking and upcoming park design work.

Staff reported that the Amazon facility had a ribbon-cutting on Feb. 25 and described the building as roughly 635,000 square feet on the first…

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