At the behest of DWP customers residing outside of Big Bear Lake, including CSD Director Marge McDonald, the City Council of Big Bear Lake addressed the city charter, as it pertains to appointment requirements for the Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners. City attorney Stephen Deitsch outlined that the charter, amended in 1985, would allow for a change in DWP … [Read more...] about On the Agenda: City Council Discusses Amendment to City Charter That Only Allows Big Bear Lake Residents on DWP Board
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San Bernardino County Supervisors to Address a Number of Big Bear-Specific Items in Tuesday Morning Meeting
The Board of Supervisors for San Bernardino County meet for their first regular meeting since June 23 today. Items specific to Big Bear on this morning’s agenda include consideration of the following: an extension of supplemental military leave benefits for Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District employees (none of which are on leave at this time); an agreement with the … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Supervisors to Address a Number of Big Bear-Specific Items in Tuesday Morning Meeting
City Council to Address DWP Charter and Boulder Bay Park in This Evening’s Meeting
The City Council of Big Bear Lake convenes for their first regular meeting of the month this evening (July 10), though they had met last Tuesday to interview candidates, and subsequently appoint Craig Smith, Rich Lambert and Jim DeGroot to the Planning Commission and Fred Miller and Karen Dally to the DWP Board. In this evening’s City Council meeting, to be held at 6:30pm in … [Read more...] about City Council to Address DWP Charter and Boulder Bay Park in This Evening’s Meeting
Improvement Agency Considers “Consumer Analytics”
The City of Big Bear Lake Improvement Agency holds a special meeting today to consider hearing a presentation from the Buxton Company. The company has written a detailed report outlining a retail and restaurant strategy to help in the economic development and build-out of certain business districts in the Big Bear Valley. The strategy aims to attract appropriate new … [Read more...] about Improvement Agency Considers “Consumer Analytics”
You Have Been Excused From Jury Duty; Superior Court General Order Relieves Big Bear Residents of Jury Duty, Given Reduction in Court Hours
On Tuesday of this week, Judge James C. McGuire of the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, ruled that the Big Bear courthouse would be closed three weeks of each month, as of September 8, and that civil matters would instead be held in the Victorville District Court and that criminal matters would be redirected to the San Bernardino District, Central Court. … [Read more...] about You Have Been Excused From Jury Duty; Superior Court General Order Relieves Big Bear Residents of Jury Duty, Given Reduction in Court Hours