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…
The future of a joint power authority for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District to provide fire and emergency medical services to the city of San Jacinto appears to be changing. At a regular meeting of the city’s council last week, City Manager Tim Hults was authorized to hire a contractor to evaluate the city’s future…
The new president of the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees is Vic Scavarda who represents Idyllwild and the other Hill neighborhoods. He was selected at HUSD’s Dec. 6 board meeting. “I feel good about being Board President at this time because I am excited about the direction the District is taking. I can…
The Idyllwild voting precinct was the only Hill precinct where the majority of voters supported Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In Pine Cove, Clinton did out poll Republican Donald Trump by one vote; however, with almost 40 votes cast for minor candidates, Clinton received only 45 percent of the votes there. Garner Valley voters overwhelmingly…
John Cook has resigned from the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors effective Tuesday, Dec. 13. His term would have expired in December 2017 and he would have had to stand for re-election in August. His resignation letter accompanies this story. December 12, 2017 [sic] The Honorable Directors of the Idyllwild Water District…
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, Dec. 9. New directors Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vic Sirkin were present for the day-long meeting interviewing interim general manager candidates. A tentative choice was made at the end of the session. Board Acting President John Cook sent the following statement, “The…
Recycled water from the Idyllwild Water District’s proposed plant will not be pumped and stored at its Foster Lake facility, acting board President John Cook wrote in an email Dec. 12. “Neither current regulations nor science allow for recycled water recharge in a fractured rock zone so it is not possible to fill the Foster…
With the Riverside County Planning Commission’s approval of the conditional use permit for construction of the first phase of the Idyllwild Community Center, the future of Summer Concert Series in 2017 is uncertain. The commission’s decision on Wednesday, Dec. 7, must still be ratified by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, but its approval in…
After the Riverside County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for construction at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, the management team — the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board — received more good news. Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington put a proposal to use $1.2 million of Community Development Block Grant funds to…
