Given the State of California’s fiscal crisis, municipalities and districts entitled to tax revenues were this year given the option of selling eight percent of funds due them. The option available was to contract with the Proposition 1A securitization program, wherein these districts could sell the future funds through the California Communities bond option. For entities that … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake, CSD, MWD and Airport District to Receive Proposition 1A Receivables in January; Districts Choose Bond Option Over State Payment in 2013
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Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Big Bear Valley’s burro population boomed in the 1990s, likely the result of the since-discontinued Old Miners’ Days burro races; following the days long race, burros would be released around Baldwin Lake and, over time, a herd of burros built up in that area. The U.S. Forest Service responded in 1997, and rounded up 90 wild burros and placed them in the Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Polique Canyon Road Subject to Closures Through Spring, to Accommodate Reconstruction Project
Polique Canyon Road, accessible from Big Bear Lake’s North Shore, will be undergoing reconstruction starting tomorrow, November 24. The San Bernardino National Forest will intermittently close Polique Canyon, also known as Forest Road 2N09, through Spring 2010 for the reconstruction project, which is funded by federal appropriations designated to enhance water quality through … [Read more...] about Polique Canyon Road Subject to Closures Through Spring, to Accommodate Reconstruction Project
DWP Board to Consider Online Payment Option in Morning Meeting
The Board of Commissioners for the Department of Water and Power meet for their regular meeting tomorrow morning, November 24 at 9am. The DWP Board meeting will include consideration of online credit card payments, an update on the agency’s USDA financing application, and the possible transfer of funds from reserves to pay Bear Valley Paving for emergency repairs to Park … [Read more...] about DWP Board to Consider Online Payment Option in Morning Meeting
Run the Bear Marathon and Sister City Program on the Agenda for This Evening’s City Council Meeting
Big Bear Lake’s City Council meets for their second regular meeting of the month this evening at 6pm in Hofert Hall in the Civic Center. The Lighthouse Project is scheduled to make a presentation on last September’s Run the Bear Marathon and, in Action Items, Council’s one agendized discussion is with regard to the Sister City program. Since 1984, Big Bear Lake has been the … [Read more...] about Run the Bear Marathon and Sister City Program on the Agenda for This Evening’s City Council Meeting