At last week’s special meeting, Idyllwild Water District directors listened to new General Manager Tom Lynch and Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman discuss preliminary reasons for a potential rate increase, particularly for the sewer district. Lynch explained that the presentation was just an initial discussion, and more information and a recommendation would be ready when…

At a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 1, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission unanimously voted to send a letter to County Executive Jay Orr requesting an advance payment from the district’s December property tax receipts. “We will start October with an estimated $50,000 on hand, and expect to receive approximately $150,000 from various other income…

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, at a Nov. 21 all-agency meeting convened in Riverside to address potential snow visitor issues, counseled “no confrontation” if visitors park illegally on private property and refuse to leave. The preferred course of action, said Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. Capt. Joe Borja, Hemet Station commander, is to “go…