Wendy Read, County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee member, resigned after some within the community lodged complaints that her service on the Idyllwild Community Center board as well as on the CSA Advisory Committee represented a conflict of interest. Read, a longtime Hill resident with extensive knowledge of community recreation needs, noted that Riverside County…

Fireworks from the audience occupied much of the public-comment portion of the regular meeting of the Idyllwild Water District board last Wednesday night, July 20. The two-hour, 45-minute meeting was heavily attended by 25 to 30 local residents. Four main areas of displeasure were voiced during public comment: 1) the failure of IWD General Manager…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is soliciting interested residents for a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners. Those interested in an appointment should submit a one-page letter of interest and a résumé identifying employment history and highlighting relevant governmental, volunteer or other board experience. Applications and letters of interest must be submitted to the district…

Wednesday, Aug. 10, Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) submitted its proposal to Idyllwild Water District (IWD) to conduct water and wastewater rate studies for the district at a cost of $30,850. Seven days later, at the Aug. 17 meeting, on the recommendation of General Manager Leo Havener, the IWD board approved accepting BWA’s proposal over the…