Customers of the Department of Water and Power may get a rate increase, pending a vote by the City Council of Big Bear Lake. The DWP’s proposed rate increases would affect the utility’s 15,677 residential and commercial customers, with the first phase taking effect in January 2010. As outlined by the DWP’s General Manager Joel Dickson, at two town hall meetings in September and … [Read more...] about DWP’s Proposed Water Rate Increase Moves Forward, Will Be on October 12 City Council Agenda
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City of Big Bear Lake to Implement Armed Forces Banner Program at Veterans Park; Military Honorees from the Entire Valley Will Be Welcomed
The City of Big Bear Lake’s new Armed Forces Banner Program was approved by City Council this week, and will provide an opportunity for families within the Big Bear Valley—not just Big Bear Lake—to honor active military personnel, by sponsoring a banner, which would list name of honoree and their branch of the military. Banners will be displayed at Veterans Park in Big Bear … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake to Implement Armed Forces Banner Program at Veterans Park; Military Honorees from the Entire Valley Will Be Welcomed
Four Public Meetings Scheduled for Tuesday, Including DWP and Affordable Housing Presentations Before City
There are four public meetings scheduled for tomorrow, the first of which is a special meeting of the City of Big Bear Lake’s Improvement Agency and the Planning Commission, scheduled to begin at 8:30am. The joint agency morning meeting on the 22nd will be to review nine affordable housing proposals from eight different companies, one of which is Habitat for Humanity of Big … [Read more...] about Four Public Meetings Scheduled for Tuesday, Including DWP and Affordable Housing Presentations Before City
City Council Forms Sub-Committee to Potentially Amend City Charter, Allow All DWP Customers to Be Eligible for Board Appointment
Good news for Department of Water and Power customers outside of Big Bear Lake, who have long petitioned the City Council to expand appointment criteria for the DWP’s Board of Commissioners, to allow representation for the water utility’s customers in Lake Williams, Sugarloaf and Fawnskin—as, last night, Council moved forward in the process to open the requirements. Given the … [Read more...] about City Council Forms Sub-Committee to Potentially Amend City Charter, Allow All DWP Customers to Be Eligible for Board Appointment
City Council to Discuss Expanding DWP Board Requirements, Relocation for Vietnam Memorial in This Evening’s Meeting
The City Council of Big Bear Lake convenes for their first regular meeting of the month this evening at 6:30pm, in Hofert Hall in the Civic Center. This evening’s agenda includes consideration of relocating the Vietnam Memorial in Meadow Park to Veterans Park; an update on the new Public Works Yard; and discussion regarding the expansion of Department of Water and Power Board … [Read more...] about City Council to Discuss Expanding DWP Board Requirements, Relocation for Vietnam Memorial in This Evening’s Meeting