Thousand Palms community calls on county to act on flooding issues

Thousand Palms community calls on county to act on flooding issues

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) - Residents around Shadow Mountain Lane in Thousands Palms are urging the Riverside County to fix ongoing flooding issues they say have been ignored for years. Neighbors point to the Thousand Palms Flood Control Program, a $90 million project currently underway, but argue it provides no flood protection for their area. Instead of channels, the Thousand Palms Flood Control Program uses four large dikes designed to in…