Forest Service conducting burns in Idyllwild
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The U.S. forest Service was conducting pile burning along the West Ridge Fuelbreak Thursday, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions. The “Burn Boss” was Brett Pascale of the Vista Grande Hotshots, according to San Jacinto Ranger District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
The directors of the Idyllwild Water District unanimously adopted a 2015-16 budget at their June 17 meeting. The proposed budget and the one adopted last June for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, are nearly the same. All revenues — water sales, sewer fees and property taxes — are estimated to increase about…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness personnel stand before their recently installed post office information Shadow Box showing, among other things, locations of all the Disaster Assembly Stations throughout Idyllwild and Pine Cove. From left, Bob Edwards, treasurer; Sherry Edwards, vice president; Marty Krieger, DAS director, Edith Brix, DAS H captain and B.J. Brix, communications director and DAS H captain.
The March 28 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners opened with a bit of a surprise: Commissioner Christina Reitz announced her retirement from the board on the grounds that she would soon be moving from Idyllwild and joining her husband, Patrick Reitz, former IFPD chief and current chief of the…
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The recycled water project, long a dream of the Idyllwild Water District’s past boards, is being flushed down the drain. The current Board of Directors unanimously agreed to have staff begin negotiations with the state to end the project. “At this juncture, I recommend to the board that it not move forward at this time,”…
The Idyllwild Water District meeting for Jan. 20 was canceled “due to lack of necessary quorum,” according to the Jan. 19 announcement memorandum from General Manager Tom Lynch. Based on discussions with board members, four of the five directors were available for the meeting. Only Director Mike Frietas was going to be absent and he…
