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PCWD considers litigation against former billing software vendor, broadens experiment with electronic meters

PCWD considers litigation against former billing software vendor, broadens experiment with electronic meters

At the April meeting of PCWD’s board, Officer Manager Jennifer Hayes clarified her comment about the district’s possible interest in initiating litigation against a software vendor. Hayes explained that PCWD had used UbMax for many years for their billing and notification software. When UbMax was absorbed by GWorks, PCWD accepted the successor company’s bid to…

Pine Cover Water to begin trial of new transmission system for meters

The Directors of Pine Cove Water District met on Wednesday, February 12. They heard from General Manager Jeremy Potter that he is ready to start a pilot program to address poor data transmission from the recently installed “smart” meters. Board president Robert Hewitt appointed Vicki Jakubac and Becky Smith to an ad-hoc committee to review…

PCWD schedules special board meeting, Tuesday, July 2
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PCWD schedules special board meeting, Tuesday, July 2

            The Pine Cove Water District’s Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 2.             The Board plans to review the District’s Ordinance 9, “Rules and regulations for water service,” which sets water policy.             Ordinance 9 was adopted at the May 2017 meeting and replaced Ordinance 4, which…

Nominations for Pine Cove Water District board still open til June 3

The nomination period for candidates to the Pine Cove Water District has been extended to 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 3. According to the Registrar of Voters, “If nomination documents for an incumbent are not delivered by 5:00 p.m. on the 88th day [Friday, May 29] before the general election, any person other than the person…

Pine Cove Water moves to Stage 2 conservation level      Keeps Stage 1 water rates

Pine Cove Water moves to Stage 2 conservation level Keeps Stage 1 water rates

Pine Cove Water District will move to Stage 2 water conservation on June 1, announced General Manager Jerry Holldber. PCWD has been in Stage 1 water conservation since April 2014. At the May 13 meeting, Holldber told the directors of his decision to lift restrictions from volunteer conservation to tightened mandatory actions. However, he did…

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…