Old Las Palmas Owners Seek Delay in Utility-District Vote

Palm Springs, CA, October 15, 2026 —

Property owners in Palm Springs’ Old Las Palmas neighborhood have asked the City Council to postpone a hearing and ballot count scheduled for October 28 on proposed assessment districts to bury overhead utility lines.

The vote is intended to decide whether the districts will be formed for the undergrounding project, whose combined cost is nearly $10.1 million. Residents cited concerns about the size of individual assessments and said they had insufficient time to review project details.

The request seeks a delay to the scheduled proceedings. The information provided does not specify how many property owners made the request, whether the City Council has responded, or whether officials have proposed a new date. It also does not state how individual assessment amounts would be calculated or provide a breakdown of the project’s total cost.

The October 28 date is given without a year. No further details were provided about the hearing’s agenda, the ballot-count process, or the materials residents say they need more time to review. The available information also does not establish whether the requested postponement would affect the project itself or only the timing of the hearing and count.

The immediate issue is whether the City Council will move the scheduled proceedings. Until a decision is reported, the hearing and ballot count remain described as scheduled for October 28, while the owners’ request and their concerns over assessments and review time remain the stated basis for seeking a delay.

Story summarized from the original created by Mark Talkington on thepalmspringspost.com, see more information here.

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