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Revenue for fiscal 2014-15 is looking much more favorable for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. At the July 21 Finance Committee meeting, Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton announced that the July estimates have increased $156,000 since the original May estimate was released. IFPD’s revenue estimate for this fiscal year is now $2.32 million, up from…
Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, there are many local races which will determine who represents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…
On Feb. 23, the California Department of Parks and Recreation rescued two lost male hikers ages 51 and 39 of Indiana in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. At about 4:30 p.m. State Parks received a phone call from the lost hikers. The hikers said that they had taken the Palm Springs Tram to Long Valley…
Board meeting later this month The Fern Valley Water District currently has a vacant board seat. Former Director George Rowell resigned in March. His full term ends December 2021. The district advertised the vacancy and requested indications of interest to be submitted by the Friday, May 17, board meeting. Fred Hamblin and James Gates, both…
As he began his Chief’s Report, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz offered the district’s property owners a Christmas present. The International Organization for Standardization has raised the Idyllwild Fire Protection District rating from 4 to 2, where 1 is the best. The new rating is effective April 1, 2016. “This could lead to [fire insurance]…
Two non-injury vehicle crashes took place over the last week on Hill roads. At 1:20 pm. Saturday, Sept. 24, two vehicles were westbound on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 371 when one vehicle attempted to pass the other. Sean Stowe, 36, of La Quinta, was driving his 2017 black Cadillac sedan…