Third District County Supervisor Neil Derry will be in Big Bear this week, to address ethics in county government, during Thursday’s monthly AARP meeting and luncheon. Big Bear Lake AARP Chapter 2598 welcomes all Valley seniors to Thursday’s presentation, though ask that RSVPs be made by this evening at 6pm. To participate in the October 15 noon luncheon, offered at the Log … [Read more...] about County Supervisor Neil Derry to Speak on Ethics in Government at Thursday’s AARP Luncheon
Government
County Agencies to Fund Feasibility Study for Passenger Rail Line to Big Bear
Efforts to build a passenger rail line to the Big Bear Valley took a step forward this week, when the San Bernardino Associated Governments, or SANBAG, voted to financially support a feasibility study, per San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry’s office. The last time a mountain rail line feasibility study was done was in the mid-90s and, now, given a joint venture between … [Read more...] about County Agencies to Fund Feasibility Study for Passenger Rail Line to Big Bear
County Receives Shipment of First H1N1 Vaccine; First Distribution to Specified Priority Groups
Earlier this week, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health announced that the H1N1 virus had claimed the lives of, now, 11 county residents, though Public Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare noted that each of those cases resulting in death had underlying conditions. Since that announcement on Tuesday, the County has received a limited supply of the live … [Read more...] about County Receives Shipment of First H1N1 Vaccine; First Distribution to Specified Priority Groups
Big Bear City Fire Department Hosts Grand Opening of Fire Training Facility, Used By All Local Fire Agencies
The Big Bear City Fire Department this week celebrated the grand opening of their firefighter training facility, which is located at the Paradise Way maintenance yard property owned by the Big Bear City Community Services District. In a presentation before the CSD Board of Directors this week, Fire Captain Dave Delay explained that the facility, a dream of firefighters since … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Fire Department Hosts Grand Opening of Fire Training Facility, Used By All Local Fire Agencies
DWP’s Proposed Water Rate Increase Moves Forward, Will Be on October 12 City Council Agenda
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