The County’s Free Dump Day is this Saturday, April 11, and both Big Bear Disposal in Big Bear Lake and the Big Bear City Community Services District will be participating; both are allowing for free disposal of electronic waste and white goods from 8am to 3pm. In addition to yard waste, regular household trash, furniture and non-commercial tires (off the rim), both Big Bear … [Read more...] about Got Trash? County-Wide Free Dump Day Is This Saturday, April 11; Electronic Waste and White Goods Accepted From 8am to 3pm
Government
DWP Holds on Decision to Redirect Rehabilitation System Fees; Conservation Efforts Likely Resulted in Reduced Usage, Reduced Revenues
The Board of Commissioners for the Department of Water and Power did not vote on the resolution to redirect rehabiliation system fees on Tuesday—in fact, the item was pulled from the April 7 agenda and will be considered at a future meeting. The resolution, as proposed, was to redirect rehabilitation system fees toward O&M expenses in the next two fiscal years, as an … [Read more...] about DWP Holds on Decision to Redirect Rehabilitation System Fees; Conservation Efforts Likely Resulted in Reduced Usage, Reduced Revenues
Community Services District Opts to Hold on Clean Bear Site and Old Miners’ Sponsorship; Director Newsome to Run for LAFCO Position
The Big Bear City Community Services District is committed to remaining fiscally responsible and reducing expenditures so, to that end, a couple items discussed at the CSD Board meeting on April 6 will not be implemented at this time. The first of these was a proposed Clean Bear Site, such as in Big Bear Lake, that would allow for trash disposal for East Valley visitors. CSD’s … [Read more...] about Community Services District Opts to Hold on Clean Bear Site and Old Miners’ Sponsorship; Director Newsome to Run for LAFCO Position
The Big Bear City Fire Department’s Family Grows; Captain Huefner Awarded for Meritorious Service
The Big Bear City Fire Department has two new paid-call firefighters on staff, and Fire Chief Jeff Willis had planned to present them with their badges at last night’s Community Services District meeting—though, duty called for PCF Justin Ploense, so he was unable to be present at the April 6 meeting. The department’s other new PCF, Brandon Willis, was present though, and with … [Read more...] about The Big Bear City Fire Department’s Family Grows; Captain Huefner Awarded for Meritorious Service
Community Services District Employees Will Have Job Security, Given Just-Approved MOU
The Big Bear City Community Services District has taken a bold step in their updated labor agreement with the CSD Employees Association, in the Memorandum of Understanding that was unanimously approved by the CSD Board of Directors at last night’s meeting. Given the state of the economy, the new agreement will forego employee raises during the two-year agreement, which takes … [Read more...] about Community Services District Employees Will Have Job Security, Given Just-Approved MOU