Funding from President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be making its way to San Bernardino County (and the Big Bear Valley), to help prevent homelessness and provide housing to low-income residents, given an action taken by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors in their meeting yesterday. Nearly $2.9 million in contracts with four area service … [Read more...] about County Supervisors Direct Nearly $4 Million in Federal Stimulus Funds to Needs of County’s Homeless and Low-Income
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Big Bear City Community Services District Directors Approve Well Site Purchase, Receive Audit Report, and Recognize Employee Magana
The Big Bear City Community Services District received their fiscal year 2008/2009 audit report at this week’s meeting, and though the district’s General Fund expenditures were higher (in part due to increased salary and benefits costs, prompted by the updated Safety Employees’ MOU), CSD’s revenues exceeded expenses by over $348,000. According to audit presenter Ken Al-Imam of … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Community Services District Directors Approve Well Site Purchase, Receive Audit Report, and Recognize Employee Magana
Need Help With Utility Bills? Bear Valley Electric Hosts HEAP Application Processing on Tuesday
Families and individuals who could use financial assistance with utility bills can start readying the paperwork, as Bear Valley Electric Service will be hosting HEAP application processing next week. Starting next Tuesday morning, September 29 at 9am, applications for HEAP, which stands for the Home Energy Assistance Program, will be accepted for the first 30 in line, another … [Read more...] about Need Help With Utility Bills? Bear Valley Electric Hosts HEAP Application Processing on Tuesday
Big Bear City Fire Department Gets Two New Paid-Call Firefighters and 42 Pairs of Wildland Boots
Forty-two firefighters with the Big Bear City Fire Department will be getting new boots, given approval of a CalFire grant to the agency, which was approved by its governing board, the Big Bear City Community Services Directors, in their meeting yesterday evening. Fire Captain Mike Maltby had applied on behalf of the department in February, requesting the 50% matching grant … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Fire Department Gets Two New Paid-Call Firefighters and 42 Pairs of Wildland Boots
New, Improved Big Bear City Park Re-Opens After 15-Year Closure
Saturday morning’s community event at the Big Bear City Park was not a grand re-opening but, per Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District’s Reese Troublefield, “a kick-off for the renovation. We are here to celebrate huge improvements.” Recent improvements to the park off Greenway Drive include lawn and more trees and, soon, the addition of playground equipment (from Erwin … [Read more...] about New, Improved Big Bear City Park Re-Opens After 15-Year Closure