Archive - Dec 30, 2010
By
George Shirk, Mammoth Times Senior Writer
The most powerful document to come out of Mammoth in 2010 came with a curious name.
It is RecStrats, a shortening of âRecreation Vision & Strategies In Mammoth Lakes.â
Created by Carl Ribaudo of the Strategic Marketing Group of South Lake Tahoe and facilitated by former Tourism and Recreation Manager Danna Stroud, the document ultimately may turn out to be as important as the Townâs General Plan.
Not a policy document, it was created to provide all town and area leaders with a way to think in common terms about where the Town is headed in terms of what we do best â having fun.
By
George Shirk, Mammoth Times Senior Writer
Hot Creek Aviation lawsuit still in appeal
There’s nothing quite like whistling past the graveyard.
Except now, with the $30 million Hot Creek Aviation litigation having gone against the Town, Mammoth Lakes is way past the graveyard.
Now it is wandering about in the never-never land of appeal.
Having made its argument in Sacramento in October, town officials came back to the High Country in low spirits.
By
Wendilyn Grasseschi, Mammoth Times Staff Writer
It was a year of extremes.
Right off the bat, Mammoth hit 110 percent of normal snowfall.
Then, spring simply never showed up until it stopped snowing the last week of May. A cool and green May gave way to a gorgeous June and even July, as the massive snow and rain from the previous six months prolonged the arid Eastside’s green and flowing period far into August.
Summer was one of the most beautiful in collective memory.
Onward through the fog
December 30, 2010
MAMMOTH TIMES EDITORIAL
Looking back at 2010, we can see that our problems are as big as ever.
We have diverse seasons, major issues, inundations of visitors, yet one mantra has been ringing out for much of the year: preparation for renewal.
Our attitude toward solving those problems may have undergone a kind of tectonic shift.
The Planning Commission, the Town Council, the Recreation Commission, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and individual businesses have all endorsed the notion of being ready when reinvestment comes to town.