Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission report
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The Hemet Unified School District Board of governors held its annual meeting in Idyllwild last week. On the recommendation of board member Vic Scavarda, the board honored Idyllwild School teacher Barbara Longbrook as the October recipient of the Governing Board Recognition. The award and a $500 certificate to be used toward the district program of…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has announced a special meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 7. The purpose of the special session is to discuss the District contract with Riverside County for emergency dispatch services. The contract between IFPD and the county expires on March 11. There are two one-year extension, and a 60-day notification clause, according…
The IWD auditor/controller has provided the total employee expenses, not all of which are required to be reported to the California Controller’s Office. IWD’s total wage and benefit costs are about $553,218. The health, dental and vision benefit figures are monthly costs.
Spring, according to the calendar, is still a week away. But the rain and snow in the past five weeks have sprung the local springs. Runoff continues to flow down many streets, often through yards and under or into homes. Last week, less than an inch of rain was recorded at the Forest Service’s Keenwild…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday to Sunday, May 30 to June 5. Anza • June 4 — Medical aid. Idyllwild • May 30 — Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle. • May 31 — Dispatched & canceled en route. • May 31 — Medical aid. • June 1 —…
At the Oct 18 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use) were finally approved without any new requests for the planning staff to make further revisions. The board also accepted the report on the current STR moratorium and set…