In an effort to recognize the men and women whose high school education was interrupted due to military service or by internment in a Japanese American relocation camp, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and Department of Veterans Affairs offices have partnered to offer Operation Recognition: Veterans Diploma Project. Per the county’s Department of Veterans … [Read more...] about County to Honor Military Veterans With High School Diplomas
Government
DWP’s GM Joel Dickson Plans for Financial Solvency and Long-Term Water Supply
Since joining the Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power in October, General Manager Joel Dickson has been dealing with the agency’s budget deficits while planning for long-term water supply. In a presentation before the City Council of Big Bear Lake on February 23, Dickson outlined his recommendations for the DWP’s Board of Commissioners. Prior to the Power Point, the … [Read more...] about DWP’s GM Joel Dickson Plans for Financial Solvency and Long-Term Water Supply
Children and Seniors to Benefit from City Council’s Distribution of $52,000 in CDBG Funds
Ten local service groups and non-profit programs will each receive at least $5,000 in federal funding in the coming year, as the City Council of Big Bear Lake approved the designation of Community Development Block Grant funds, which are administered by San Bernardino County. The city’s funding allocation is just over $30,000 this year but, coupled with unused funds of years … [Read more...] about Children and Seniors to Benefit from City Council’s Distribution of $52,000 in CDBG Funds
BBARWA Board of Four to Discuss Capital Improvement Projects During This Evening’s Meeting
The Governing Board of the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency will convene for their regular meeting this evening at 5pm. Today’s meeting, to be held at BBARWA offices at 121 Palomino Drive in Big Bear City, will include discussion on the agency’s five-year capital improvement projects. Among those projects, initially discussed during the board’s budget workshop on … [Read more...] about BBARWA Board of Four to Discuss Capital Improvement Projects During This Evening’s Meeting
City Council Did Not Name New Fire Chief at February 23 Meeting, But Did Honor Public Servants
Though the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, led by City Council’s Darrell Mulvihill and Rick Herrick, met in closed session yesterday to continue the selection process for a new fire chief (a position that has been filled in the interim by Mark Mills), no reportable action was announced when the City Council convened for their regular meeting last night. That said, no … [Read more...] about City Council Did Not Name New Fire Chief at February 23 Meeting, But Did Honor Public Servants