At last Wednesday night’s Idyllwild Water District board meeting, the four directors present (President Jim Billman was absent) unanimously approved a sponsor’s agreement to provide $310,000 from capital reserves for water pipeline replacement. The agreement is between IWD and Riverside County. The county approved a grant of $155,000 of Community Development Block Grant Funds back…
By Arthur Connor Music Reviewer Music Faculty Recital, Idyllwild Arts, Stephens Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Friday, July 22 Symphony Orchestra Concert, Idyllwild Arts, Lowman Concert Hall, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 With the arrival of the summer season at Idyllwild Arts, all the new students, as well as new faculty members, had their well-deserved opportunities…
About 9 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12 kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The caused is unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly…
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 28 offers three opportunities to attend special meetings of local public agencies. At 9 a.m., the Fern Valley Water District’s directors will convene at the District’s office to discuss the approval of purchasing two new trucks for the District. At noon, the Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority will meet to amend the…
Idyllwild Water District has filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Director Steven Kunkle of the IWD board, alleging negligence when he was an employee of the district. The suit alleges that when Kunkle was the Sewer Department chief operator (also known as wastewater supervisor) he, for several years, allowed hydraulic fluid to leak from a piece…
Fireworks from the audience occupied much of the public-comment portion of the regular meeting of the Idyllwild Water District board last Wednesday night, July 20. The two-hour, 45-minute meeting was heavily attended by 25 to 30 local residents. Four main areas of displeasure were voiced during public comment: 1) the failure of IWD General Manager…
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Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 10 to July 16. Idyllwild • July 10 — Suspicious person, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • July 11 — Shots fired, Idyllbrook Dr….
The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors met last Friday and discussed future capital expenditures and the approval of a candidate for the California Special Districts Association Board of Directors. Under consideration is construction to expand the board meeting room and the replacing of district field trucks. Director Robert Krieger led the discussion regarding…
Despite deciding not to extend its parcel fee for this year, the Community Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee is moving forward on several projects to improve and enhance the Hill’s fire defense. The purchase of a Type 6 quick-attack vehicle is the most prominent. The committee has been urging Riverside County to purchase…
