If you have seen a giant green helicopter flying over Big Bear Lake this week, that craft is a Merlin, one of 30 in England’s Royal Air Force. The crew of the Merlin has spent the last five years in Iraq and, this month, is stationed in El Centro, California for flight training in preparation of a tour in Afghanistan at year’s end. As FL Lieutenant Sam Fletcher tells KBHR, “It … [Read more...] about England’s Royal Air Force Training to Include Stops in Big Bear Through November
Government
A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase
The verdict is still out on the proposed rate increase for Bear Valley Electric Service which, when first introduced by their parent company Golden State Water last year, was $6.8 million in revenue increases which would translate into a 22.7% increase for electric customers throughout the Big Bear Valley. Since the rate increase was filed with the California Public Utilities … [Read more...] about A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase
Fred Miller Appointed Vice Chair for Department of Water and Power
Yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Water and Power marked Fred Miller’s appointment as Vice Chair on the Board, which also includes Chairman Steve Foulkes, Bill Giamarino, Robert Tarras and Karen Dally, who was sworn in for her four-year term. During the July 28 meeting, Commissioners reviewed the proposed Commercial Rate Design and moved to … [Read more...] about Fred Miller Appointed Vice Chair for Department of Water and Power
County Supervisors Approve Sugarloaf Roads Project and Identity Theft Program for BBVRPD Yesterday
San Bernardino County Supervisors, which only included three (Third District County Supervisor Neil Derry among them), unanimously approved the three Big Bear Valley-specific items on their July 28 agenda. The vacancy left by Dr. Don Eads on Fawnskin’s CSA 53B Commission, for sewer and fire, was accepted, and the office of Supervisor Derry will now to seek to fill that … [Read more...] about County Supervisors Approve Sugarloaf Roads Project and Identity Theft Program for BBVRPD Yesterday
City Council Reviews Proposed Affordable Housing Complex for Knickerbocker Road; Project Contingent on Federal Tax Credits Being Awarded in September
When the City of Big Bear Lake’s Improvement Agency was re-established last year, given the addition of Redevelopment Director Lyle Haynes, it was decided that top priorities would be to adopt a First-Time Homebuyer Program in Big Bear Lake (which was done this year) and to construct quality, affordable housing. This plan has come together with the City’s proposed partnership … [Read more...] about City Council Reviews Proposed Affordable Housing Complex for Knickerbocker Road; Project Contingent on Federal Tax Credits Being Awarded in September