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By David Jerome
Fire protection projects to continue The Cranston, the Mendocino-complex, and the many other small and large fires throughout the state did not stop the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce from meeting last week. Most of the local fire managers were able to attend the Sept. 12 session, at which much of the discussion was about future…
A possible tax increase is now several years in the future, according to the discussion at last week’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee. Susan Weisbart and Committee Chair Nancy Layton said their Tax Measure Research subcommittee would need at least a year to investigate and prepare the justification for a possible tax increase. Consequently,…
The Idyllwild Water District directors continued their pursuit of a senior water manager last week. However, the board is neither unified nor clear on its path. For example, both President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vice President Peter Szabadi confirmed that the board is not yet sure whether a replacement general manager for Jack Hoagland,…
The February meeting of IWD’s board included an interview with the lone applicant for the seat left vacant after Director’s Wendy Harsha’s resignation. That is treated in a separate item. January production was 6,165,980 gallons, with water loss at 8%, a figure director Mitch Davis called “very believable,” also praising the morale of staff and…...
Rob Rutherford, 57, of Idyllwild, will have no more court hearings for a while. After another arrest for driving under the influence, he pleaded guilty on June 18 to a felony charge of driving under the influence and blood alcohol level greater than .08 percent. Judge Jorge C. Hernandez accepted his plea, but refused any…
Prompted by hate crime attacks in 2010, a series of community dialogue meetings began to consider if and how to respond to these incidents. So far, two groups have emerged from these meetings to address the underlying issues — one, for family mentoring, will teach participants the skills to assist at-risk families using a format…