This morning’s meeting of the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County will include a number of agenda items specific to the Big Bear Valley. Among those (as noted yesterday), Supervisors will consider appointment of Fawnskin resident Tom Brandau to the Governing Board of the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency. This fifth seat is the only BBARWA appointment, as … [Read more...] about County Supervisors to Consider BBARWA Appointment, Sod for Soccer Fields, and Slurry Seal for Sugarloaf Roads in Today’s Meeting
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MARTA’s $2.5 Million Budget (5% Less Than Last Year) to Be Reviewed by County Supervisors in Tuesday Meeting
San Bernardino County Supervisors will, this morning in their 10am meeting, review the fiscal year 2009/2010 budget for the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority, or MARTA, which is overseen through a joint powers agreement established in 1993 between the County and the City of Big Bear Lake. The proposed MARTA budget totals just over $2.5 million for public transit services … [Read more...] about MARTA’s $2.5 Million Budget (5% Less Than Last Year) to Be Reviewed by County Supervisors in Tuesday Meeting
Millions in Federal Stimulus Funds to Be Directed to 215 Freeway Widening Project, Expected to Bring 8,000 Jobs to Inland Empire
More jobs are coming to the Inland Empire. In a statement issued by San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt, he says, “It was a victory for the Inland Empire region this week to hear the announcement that $49 million of California’s federal stimulus funds was awarded to continue construction of the I-215 Freeway Widening Project through the City of San … [Read more...] about Millions in Federal Stimulus Funds to Be Directed to 215 Freeway Widening Project, Expected to Bring 8,000 Jobs to Inland Empire
Sugarloaf Road District Commission to Hold Board Elections in Saturday Morning Meeting
The Sugarloaf Road District Commission will hold a public meeting this Saturday, April 18, during which time officer elections for the road district board will be conducted. Saturday’s 10am meeting, to be held at the Sugarloaf Fire Station at Maple and Baldwin Lanes, will also include a presentation on the 2009/2010 fiscal year budget for the San Bernardino County Special … [Read more...] about Sugarloaf Road District Commission to Hold Board Elections in Saturday Morning Meeting
Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear
If you think it’s brisk out there today, imagine having to spend the night in these elements, which included snow and plenty of wind overnight. The Mancini family of Running Springs did just this, when an off-roading adventure off Highway 330 yesterday afternoon went awry. Jerry Mancini, wife Nicole, 4-year-old son Vinny, and cousin Nick had been off-roading in their truck … [Read more...] about Running Springs Family Spends Night Out in the Elements; Sheriff’s Helicopter Retrieves the Five and Brings Them to Big Bear