La Quinta Cove

Residents of the Cove should be on Alert. Their is an arsonist setting Palm Trees on fire. He struck two weeks ago in the bottom of the cove along Avenida Carranza and Montezuma. And then struck again in the Yucatan Cove the follwing week. The police department has survillence video and my understanding is the Fire department is investigating. I am very concerned and wonder waht if anything is be done to catch this nut cake.!

 If any one knows of any mysterious fires anywhere else in the Cove, please contact the police at the non-emergency number (800-950=2444) or if the crime is in progress, call 911.  THANKS, Joe.

Future expansion of the City maintenance yard features huge solar panels.  Jesse Frescas, the builder, elaborates:  

Jesse Frescas, Jr. the builder of the new fire station, tells about outdoor features of the new fire station.  Check out those huge solar panels!

Fire personnel, Blakemore and Douglas explain the functions of the third area of the new fire station:

Great little gifts are quite affordable right at the Museum…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2I7leKiUiQ

Yes, La Quinta Cove will have its own bay….. Here’s what Captain Blakemore and fire safety specialist/city inspector Jason Stubble have to say: 

Chris Douglas, Firefighter/Paramedic, takes us on a tour of the soon-to-be-completed new fire station on Avenue 52.

This is the first in a series of six glimpses of tside he LQ Fire Station at Avenue 52 and Desert Club Drive.  Battalion Chief Pete Blakemore gives us an introduction.

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Licensed golf carts are now legal on SOME streets in La Quinta, many in the Cove and the Village.  (Country clubs/gated communities have their own regulations.)  Licenses can be obtained at City Hall for $20, good for two years.

What carts can be licensed?  Owners must present proof of insurance, and carts must have seat belts, windshield, headlights and red reflectors, turn signals, parking brake, horn and mirrors.  Only carts designed for two passengers with a covered passenger compartment are eligible.  If your cart fits this profile, you can get a license and use the designated streets.  For all information on the City Golf Cart Program go to http://www.la-quinta.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=10089 and click on “Brochurs is available HERE”.   A permit sticker for approved carts looks like THIS:

Approved carts will have this sticker, be driven by licensed drivers (over 16), and obeying all of the California laws for automobiles.  There will be no 4-seater carts, nor back-facing seats, and they will be operated on the approved streets (not Montezuma, Eisenhower, Bermudas or Tecate).  Consult your map carefully, as there IS a route to get you into the Village.  If you see what appears to be an ILLEGAL CART, contact the police, not City Hall. 

Having carts on our streets will be a challenge to automobile and truck drivers, so be careful.  Carts will do a lot to diminish the use of gasoline, and provide a fun means of transportation around our beautiful Cove.

Making any progress?  Know your neighbors?  You’ll need each other when the big one arrives.