UPDATE: Palm Springs Mayor says city council is not pushing proposed warehouse, asks for public input on complex
John White
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs Mayor Ron DeHarte is urging public comment from residents following the proposal of a 217-acre industrial complex by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, located between Highway 111 and Interstate 10.
A message from Mayor DeHarte claims he just learned of it Friday and that the city council is not pushing the item through.
“I learned yesterday—like many who read this update—about a proposed 2.85 million sq ft industrial project on Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Trust Land near I-10 and SR-111. This is a massive development involving four concrete tilt-up buildings. You can email me, but your efforts over the next few days will have more impact if you comment directly to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians,” Mayor DeHarte said.
He went on to encourage residents to submit comments on the item before Monday, December 8, 2025, and demand a community meeting from the tribe.
To clarify, the development was slated on a December 10th city council agenda to approve a conformity report, but Mayor DeHarte has since asked to pull the item from the agenda.
Residents can submit comments in writing to Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Associate Planner Mark Tristan at mtristan@aguacaliente-nsn.gov.
News Channel 3 has reached out to the tribe for comment and is awaiting a response.
The Desert Mountain View Business Park Project would include four warehouse buildings ranging in size from 248,000 square feet to 1.14 million square feet. A full description of the project along with potential environmental impacts can be found on the tribe’s website: aguacaliente.org/planning-department.
The report includes maps and renderings of the project.
An environmental impact report found that there will be “significant and unavoidable” air quality impacts. It also calls for the tenant/facility operator to develop a Commute Trip Reduction plan. The project would be built by a private developer and the property would be leased from the tribe.
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