The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting, Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent. The four present directors did go to close session to review the performance of General Manager Jack Hoagland, who did not attend the meeting. After they finished, Board President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly announced that no actions…

In 2011, the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) completed one of its major goals and will continue pursuing the unfinished goals and objectives in 2012. The board’s goals are large labor-intensive projects that require a lot of effort, such as the recycled water project for which the state is the principal driver of actions. In August…

Updated 7 a.m. Sept. 21 IFPD’s bank balance is now $20,000, according to Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. At last night’s (Sept 20) special meeting, the Commission agreed to cash its $125,000 certificate of deposit. They discussed requesting a $350,000 loan from Riverside county. This will be decided at a continuation of last night’s meeting, today, Sept….

The third quarter groundwater monitoring report of the underground plume of hydrocarbons along Highway 243 southwest of the Shell and Chevron gasoline stations indicates continued declining levels. The October 2011 monitoring of ground water of the Village Market (Shell station) site of a former leaking underground fuel tank (LUFT) again detected virtually no contaminants. In…