The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) is accepting applications from property owners for home hardening. FEMA-4569-DR-CA, September 2020 California Wildfires, Cal OES PJ0507, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Home Hardening and Defensible Space Project is funding the program. The grant provides in excess of $2,000,000 worth of funds to be used to reimburse local…

The Idyllwild Water District directors appear to be within 30 days of naming a successor to former General Manager Jack Hoagland, whose contract expired Dec. 31, 2018, and was not renewed. The board held its fourth special and closed meeting in the past month, Friday, Dec 28. After that session, President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly…