The Idyllwild Water District announced that letters of interest and personal résumés from applicants interested in filling the remaining term of former Director June Rockwell should be sent to the district office care of President Dr. Charles Schelly by Friday, Jan 6. Three years remain in Rockwell’s term, but an appointee will have to stand…

Idyllwild Water District has met several times with staff and managers of the Riverside County Park and Open-Space District regarding constructing a storage tank to serve the Tollgate zone, including Idyllwild Arts Academy. The sessions have been very successful, according to Board President Allan Morphett. At the Regional Parks District Advisory Committee Sept. 13 meeting,…

Selling its ladder truck is one of the options Idyllwild Fire Commissioner and Finance Committee Chair Nancy Layton last week said will be considered to raise revenue or cut costs in the future. Layton cited several reasons for the truck’s sale to benefit the IFPD. “It’s our high-priced flag pole,” she said at the Finance…

Two more weeks until the one-year anniversary of our announcement of the Town Crier Membership Model, and four more weeks until the anniversary of when it went into effect. Meanwhile, early Charter Members already are beginning to renew their Memberships. Of course, they do not lose anything by renewing early because renewals are always tacked…