Pine Cove Water District directors chose the same slate of officers for 2017 as served in 2016. Director Robert Hewitt remains board president; Diana Luther will serve again as vice president; and Lou Padula as secretary. All of the officers were elected to their current board office in August 2015. Reporting on the water conditions,…
In April of this year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into a law a minimum wage plan he called ‘careful and responsible.’ Under the bill drafted by the Legislature and supported by labor unions, California’s minimum wage would rise to $10.50 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017, for businesses with 26 or more workers, with…
The agreement for Idyllwild Fire Department to establish and manage the City of San Jacinto’s fire and emergency services was dissolved Tuesday night, Dec. 20. This was about six months after the agency was created. In a special meeting of the board for the Idyllwild San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority, both the Idyllwild Fire Protection…
Management of local recreation programs will formally return to the Hill beginning in January. Since 2011, when Riverside County canceled its contract with the Idyllwild Community Recreation Committee, the oversight for local recreation was managed either by the county’s Economic Development Agency or the Open-Space and Park District. On Monday, Dec. 18, EDA awarded an…
At its Dec. 14 Special Meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board also received a report from former General Manager Tom Lovejoy, who has been consulting for the district in recent years. Lovejoy described his work and recommendations on several projects, including the recycled water facility, replacement of pipelines and rehabilitation of the horizontal wells above…
The new Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held its second special meeting this month, but this time it was with four members. Dr. Charles Schelly is the new president of the district’s board and Vic Sirkin will serve as vice president. Both selections were unanimous. The board then addressed several issues relating to itself…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 4 to Dec. 10. Idyllwild • Dec. 4 –– Unknown trouble, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 6 –– Follow up, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 7 –– Suspicious circumstance, Village Center Dr. Handled…
In January 2016, the Community Action Partnership and County Health Department moved the Idyllwild Warming Center from the American Legion to Town Hall. On Friday, Dec. 9, Danny Richardson, Legion Post 800 commander, signed an agreement with CAP and the county to return the center to the Legion. In its most recent press release, CAP…
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Riverside County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for the Idyllwild Community Center site. The commission vote was unanimous, although it did add one more condition to the CUP. After several months of delay and unexpected postponements, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board, led by President Janice Lyle,…
Despite the relatively normal fall rainfall, the National Weather Service’s latest long-range forecast is pessimistic regarding a wet winter and the end of the five-year drought, which is expected to enter its sixth year next spring. On Dec. 8, NWS issued its winter forecast that said, “Given the current conditions and the model forecasts, the…
