Waste Management Inc.’s Eloisa Orozco, area communications manager for Southern California, confirmed today that significant progress has been made in eliminating the green waste pile at the Idyllwild Transfer Station. Without a scale at the Idyllwild Transfer schedule, Orozco said it was difficult to determine the tonnage on site at the beginning of June, but…

The first six months of Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz’s tenure have been very successful, according to Commission President Jeannine Charles-Stigall. The commission has had several sessions with the chief evaluating his performance since his August swearing-in. “Obviously, the chief has done an excellent job,” Stigall said. “We’re very pleased with what he’s accomplished. It’s…

The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors and staff met last week to discuss the draft District Employee Personnel Manual. The Personnel Committee and staff have been preparing a new manual for several years. IWD legal counsel Joe Aklufi mediated the meeting and took notes on the needed revisions in order to prepare the final…