At a special meeting, May 3, the Idyllwild Water District set June 19 for a public hearing to discuss stand-by assessment fees for the water and sewer districts. IWD’s proposed $30 fee per acre for each acre of unimproved land or each unimproved parcel has remained unchanged for more than 20 years. A list of…

Kevin Brennan, California Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, knows this mountain and its wildlife. Black bears are relatively rare in the San Jacinto range after the construction of Interstate 10. But now there is not just one, but two — the Rite Aid male bear who migrated to Idyllwild from Banning and the…

Caltrans is to begin to repair the pavement on Highway 74 between Highway 371 and Pinyon Drive on Wednesday, July 8. The $1.8 million project was awarded to All American Asphalt of Corona. Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. under reversible traffic control with flaggers. The project is estimated…

The directors of the Pine Cove Water District have scheduled a hearing for May 9 to listen to public comments about, to discuss and, possibly, to decide on a five-year rate increase. The bi monthly charge could grow about 33 percent and the cost per 1,000 gallons almost four times after five years.