The renewal of a joint fire services agreement among the state, county and local cities was approved at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. This agreement will cover three fiscal years, beginning with the current one, 2023-24, and will expire June 30, 2026. County Fire Chief Bill Weiser made the…

The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors unanimously re-elected its current officers to another one-year term in 2016. Director Robert Hewitt remains board president, Diana Eskew, who was elected to a full term as director this fall, is vice president and Lou Padula is treasurer/secretary. Before the officers’ elections, the board accepted its 2014-15…

Tim Lange, elected to the Pine Cove Water District board in August, submitted his resignation at the March 9 meeting. “It is given with mixed feelings,” he said. He and his wife will be moving to Willamette Valley in Oregon, where he resided for about eight years in the 1970s. Lange was consistently upbeat and…

Preliminary financial data for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate the Idyllwild Fire Protection District produced a significant net income compared to many recent years. “We’re closing out the year in good condition,” reported Commissioner and Treasurer Jerry Buchanan. Net income was nearly $143,000. For the fiscal year, revenues exceeded $2.2 million, while expenses were $2.1 million….

The FY 2021/22 draft budget was discussed at the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners meeting. The board also voted to approve the final annual financial report/audit at the April meeting.Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company is still recruiting.The total budgeted revenue is $2,598,002.11. The total budgeted expenditures are $2,590,500. Some of the larger…