Only one candidate has stepped forward for the empty seat on the Idyllwild Water Board of Directors. John Stamper, who also submitted a letter of intent the last time the seat was vacant, was present at the February 18 meeting, and answered a few questions from the board. Director Steve Olson was absent, but President…
A half-dozen members of the public attended the October meeting of the directors of Idyllwild Water District. They were not there to participate in the conversation over the district’s sewer plant project, but to weigh in on two other matters: a home daycare business’ request for exemption from additional sewer fees and a development project…...
Idyllwild Water District is still asking sewer customers to fill out and return the Median Household Income surveys that have been mailed out. The survey is being conducted in support of their grant application for funding to rehabilitate their wastewater treatment plant. According to an email being sent to sewer customers, they still need nearly…...
The April meeting of the Idyllwild Water District board began with the awarding of prizes to the winners of the district’s Water Education Scholarship poster and essay contest, conducted in partnership with Idyllwild School. The winning posters and essays will be posted on the IDW website. The essay winners were Polina Rasskazova, first, and Quinnlyn…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors held a specialsession Tuesday, April 2. The two items on the agenda were discussion ofthe status of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) project, andexposure to litigation, the latter a closed session conference withlegal counsel. During public comments, ratepayer David Hunt spoke to “publicly commendthe interim GM [general…
The March 30 meeting of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board ofDirectors included the swearing in of Mitch Davis to the fill a seatthat has been vacant for the last year. This also was the first meeting at which interim General Manager (GM)Curt Sauer was able to give a report of his management style in…
The Idyllwild Water District has lost another director. On Thursday, Dec. 22, June Rockwell, after one year on the Board, submitted her resignation. In August 2015, she was elected to a four-year term, which started last December. She offered no specific reason for resigning, but did say, “Due to circumstances beyond my control, I regrettably…
