Work on Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Valle Vista
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Highway 74 was severely damaged from the runoff of rainfall during the February 14 storm. Cal Trans issued an emergency contract to repair and to restore both Hwy. 74 and Hwy 243 north of Pine Cove.
Below are some photos of the progress of the work. Not only is Cal Trans retoring the breach in the highway, but it is taking the opportunity to scale the steepest hillsides along the highway to reduce the probability of rockslides blocking the highway.
The finance committee of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District is still grappling with how big a tax measure should be and the source of the new funding. At its meeting last week, the committee discussed two separate revenue sources and committee alternate member Mark Lonsbury and Fire Capt. Mark LaMont discussed the cost and needed…
The Cranston Fire burned more than 13,000 acres of the San Jacinto Ranger District in July and August. It will take years for nature to recover completely from this damage. But the U.S. Forest Service is assisting nature. Charles Wentz, the forester on the San Jacinto Ranger District, already has begun the reforestation effort with…
At its monthly meeting, the Idyllwild Arts Sustainability Committee discussed water conservation, energy usage, security, turning off lights and turning down thermostats. This summer, shortly after assuming his role as school president, Brian Cohen suggested the school formalize a group to explore and implement conservation and sustainability ideas. The result is a committee comprised of…
“You have to bring your own water up there,” said Charles Phelan. “It is a valuable service that towers are still staffed. I know we have caught stuff that could have gotten out of control had we not spotted it.” Phelan has been a volunteer at the Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout for six years. He…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. Anza • Jan. 30 — Medical aid, 12:41 p.m., one patient. Idyllwild • Jan. 27 — Medical aid, 4:17 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 29 — Medical aid, 2:06 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 30…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. IWD information will appear next week, followed by PCWD and IFPD. Each district provides the information to the state Controller General who posts it on…
