Idyllwild News
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News of Record: October 23, 2014
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 20. Idyllwild • Oct. 15 — Two medical aids. • Oct. 18 — Water problem. • Oct. 19 — Three medical aids. • Oct. 20 — Three medical aids. Mountain Center • Oct. 19 — Traffic…
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HUSD contested Trustee Area 2 election
Greater Idyllwild residents can vote in the Hemet Unified School District Trustee Area 2 election even though the winner will not represent them, unless they have children attending schools in Trustee Area 2. Running in Trustee Area 2, which covers schools in Aguanga, Pinyon and the Garner and Anza valleys, are former teacher and current…
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Idyllwild Water’s finances in good condition: District seeks grant funding
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors approved three grant applications at its Wednesday, Oct. 15, meeting. The $2 million request for a recycled water project is the greatest. The other two grant requests were for a total of $150,000 for security fencing and well rehabilitation. The application for the recycling project has been revised…
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Fern Valley Water board selects Schnetzer for directorFern Valley Water board selects Schnetzer for director
Richard Schnetzer will be the next Fern Valley Water District director. The board selected Schnetzer last week to fill the vacant seat due to Ron Korman’s June resignation. In September, the board established a committee to review the applications from Schnetzer and Chad Taylor. At Friday’s meeting, Wix told his colleagues, “I think we…
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Planning Commission hears Idyllwild views
Idyllwild and all of Riverside County above 4,000 feet in elevation will be exempt from the proposed modifications to section 18.18 of the land use and zoning ordinance (348) regarding detached buildings. For much of the year, the county’s planning staff has been revising the decades-old ordinance. But limiting the proximity of garages and carports…
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Town Crier publisher honored
The California Press Foundation of the California Newspaper Publishers Association announced last week that Becky Clark, publisher of the Idyllwild Town Crier, has been chosen to receive its Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award, the organization’s most prestigious honor. The award recognizes the achievement of newspaper executives who have influenced and impacted…
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Stricter fire abatement coming
The Mountain Communities Fire Code Committee is meeting and moving forward on possible changes to Riverside County’s fire code ordinances. The committee met again on Oct. 14 to discuss two draft ordinances to address fuel abatement on the Hill. Sue Nash, of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, drafted the proposed ordinances. She stressed that…
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Monday, Oct. 20 last day to register to vote in General Election
Secretary of State Debra Bowen is reminding Californians to register to vote by Oct. 20 so they can weigh in on important issues on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot. Postmarks do count for mailed registration applications. Voter registration closes 15 days prior to any California election. A person must re-register to vote after moving,…
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MDP Shakeout event features Richard Devylder
Mountain Disaster Preparedness, a local non-profit volunteer group, is holding a Great Shakeout event to inform residents how to be better prepared for earthquakes and other emergencies. The event, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 18, also will stress the need for Hill residents to be prepared to be self-sufficient, especially after a catastrophic…
