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Two water district meetings on July 28 and the Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority meets

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…

Water and fire district nomination period began May 4

Water and fire district nomination period began May 4

  Candidates for local special districts could begin filing papers for candidacy this week. The first official day was Monday, May 4, for the Aug. 25 elections involving Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts, and Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The terms of three members of the IWD board expire this year. The other…

No new candidates apply, Fire District election Aug. 27

Only the Idyllwild Fire Protection District will need an election in 2013. The Fire district has four candidates to fill three seats. The only incumbent seeking re-election is IFPD Commission President Jeannine Charles-Stigall, who was second in a field of six in her first race in 2009. The other three candidates also have or had…

Hill special District elections: Idyllwild and Pine Cove water settled, Idyllwild Fire and Fern Valley water open

One special district — Idyllwild Fire Protection District — is guaranteed an election on August 27. Fern Valley Water District may need one, but the residents in the other two Hill water districts — Idyllwild and Pine Cove — will not need to cast a vote to fill the expiring seats. Only IFPD Commission President…

Meetings: No IFPD; special FVWD

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has canceled its Tuesday, March 27 meeting. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, April 10. Fern Valley Water District has scheduled a special meeting for 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 28. The subject will be vesting of employee health insurance benefits for newly hired employees. A. Resolution No. 525: Electing…

Are the local water agencies prepared for big one?

Peter Lent, deputy director of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), has long warned Hill residents to be prepared for a long overdue giant quake (magnitude 8 or more) on the San Andreas Fault network, or a lesser one on the San Jacinto (between 6 or 7M). OES advises local residents to be prepared for no outside assistance for a minimum of 10 days and possibly longer, depending on the severity of the devastation on the valley floor.