Customers of the Department of Water and Power may get a rate increase, pending a vote by the City Council of Big Bear Lake. The DWP’s proposed rate increases would affect the utility’s 15,677 residential and commercial customers, with the first phase taking effect in January 2010. As outlined by the DWP’s General Manager Joel Dickson, at two town hall meetings in September and … [Read more...] about DWP’s Proposed Water Rate Increase Moves Forward, Will Be on October 12 City Council Agenda
Airport Board Meets Today, and Interviews General Manager Candidates This Week; Planning Commission Adjourns Regular Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear Airport District will convene a few times this week, including this afternoon for the regular monthly meeting at 2:30pm. This afternoon’s airport meeting will include a report by Steve Baker Construction, outlining code deficiencies found in the airport terminal building. Today’s 2:30pm meeting will be held in the airport pilots lounge, … [Read more...] about Airport Board Meets Today, and Interviews General Manager Candidates This Week; Planning Commission Adjourns Regular Meeting
CSD Recognizes Employees Mayer, Barnett and Cormican, and Reviews Prop 1A Funding and Sewer Plan
The Big Bear City Community Services District had a couple action items scheduled for their meeting of October 5, though the Board of Directors first celebrated staff, starting with a thank you to General Manager Mike Mayer for 15 years of service with the district. The Board also had an opportunity to recognize the Big Bear City Fire Department’s Bob Barnett with the County’s … [Read more...] about CSD Recognizes Employees Mayer, Barnett and Cormican, and Reviews Prop 1A Funding and Sewer Plan
County’s Department of Public Health Announces Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Deaths Resulting from H1N1 Virus
The County’s ninth, tenth, and eleventh deaths from the pandemic H1N1 flu virus were announced today (October 6) by San Bernardino County Public Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare, noting that, “All of these cases had underlying conditions and, unfortunately, included a four-month old infant, a 25-year-old male, and a 43-year-old woman. Anyone with a chronic illness should be … [Read more...] about County’s Department of Public Health Announces Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Deaths Resulting from H1N1 Virus
Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire
Our local fire departments responded to a structure fire in Big Bear Lake yesterday, and the Big Bear Lake Fire Department has since released the specifics of the incident. Per the statement received today: “On the morning of October 5, the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District responded to a report of a residential structure fire in the 42600 block of Cougar Road in Big Bear … [Read more...] about Local Fire Departments Respond to Residential Structure Fire in BBL; Wood Shake Shingle Roof Contributed to Spread of Fire