
A second public meeting will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Idyllwild School multipurpose room. A virtual tour of plans for the site will be presented on Nov. 13 at the Idyllwild Community Center site from 1 to 3 p.m.


Idyllwild Community Center plans discussed
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Bill Sandborn discusses plans for the community center site. Photos by Grace Reed

A second public meeting will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Idyllwild School multipurpose room. A virtual tour of plans for the site will be presented on Nov. 13 at the Idyllwild Community Center site from 1 to 3 p.m.


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