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March 26th, 2013
The Mammoth Community Water District Wastewater Treatment Plant is located on the edge of Jeffery pine forest and sagebrush scrub, a setting that provides the numerous wildlife in the area a banquet of alluring smells and a steady supply of fats and grease in the wastewater tanks. It is thus a it a popular spot for local animals, particularly bears and ravens.
These conditions present a unique and consistent challenge for district employee Rob Motley, plant maintenance and instrumentation supervisor at the district.
March 25th
Officials prepare to embark on 20-year planning process to update forest plan
The Inyo National Forest is embarking on a massive review of every aspect of how the two million acre forest that comprises much of the Eastern Sierra is managed.
Do the trailheads work? Are they over crowded?
Are the campgrounds in good shape, or do they need work?
Community struggles to find economically viable solution
Arsenic has been declared a hazard to human health, even at extremely low levels, and discovering arsenic in drinking water is a problem no water district wants to have.
According to the state of California, Bridgeport residents are drinking water from a municipal water system that is deemed to have arsenic at higher levels than the state allows.
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
Mammoth beats national trends
Mammoth’s economic rebound from last season is running well ahead of other comparable mountain resorts, new tourism figures show.
According to the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP), of which Mammoth is a member, the industry as a whole was up 14.2 percent in actual bookings in February.
March 22nd
The heavy smoke in the air today is due to a prescribed burn by the Inyo National Forest near Sunny Slopes. The burn will continue throughout the day.
Source: Inyo National Forest
March 21st
Mono County is pleased to announce that a conditional offer of employment has been extended to Leslie L. Chapman for the position of Director of Finance.
March 19th
Just when we thought everyone knew about us, more or less, here comes National Geographic, which named Mammoth among the Top 10 “emerging ski towns.” We’re not sure it that is a compliment or not. Reno’s on the list, too, although for us, it’s hard to think of Biggest Little Cityas a ski town. …
Town, county can’t agree how to solve long-term problem
Not long ago, Mono County taxpayers were sending a decent chunk of their hard-earned cash to a garbage disposal enterprise fund that was draining the county coffers to the tune of thousands of dollars a week, every week, when the recession hit the region.
Next meeting scheduled April 4 in Bishop
Almost everything people see in almost every direction on the Eastside is part of the huge Inyo National Forest—about two million acres of granite peaks, forest, sagebrush meadows and fast-dropping creeks that water an otherwise desert landscape.
The forest stretches from the Conway Summit area south to Lone Pine, then west until it hits the crest of the Sierra.
The Affordable Health Care Act goes into full effect in January 2014 and that means big changes in Mono County
When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act last year, it put the county’s counties and states on notice.
Play, or figure out another way to cover the uninsured.
The State of California decided to play—one of the first and largest states to wholeheartedly embrace “Obamacare.”
March 18th
Community Garden & Food System Networking meeting: Mammoth Lakes
Date: March 18, 2013
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Mammoth Lakes Town Council Chambers, Suite Z
Contact: Ilene Mandelbaum (760) 647-6644 monogreens@aol
Sponsor: Ilene Mandelbaum- Lee Vining Community Garden
OPEN INVITATION TO: COMMUNITY GARDEN COORDINATORS AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM ADVOCATES
WHAT: A Networking Meeting for Representatives from all the Community Gardens in Mono County and Inyo Counties, as well as Supporting Agencies, local growers and local food system advocates.
March 17th
Still pending: County Administrative Officer, human resources director, risk manager
The exodus of top-level managers from Mono County government appears to have stopped and at least one vacant position is close to being filled soon.
According to Byng Hunt, the chair of the Mono County Board of Supervisors, “an offer is being negotiated as we speak” for a new finance director.
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
Current ordinance outdated, officials say
There are no adult businesses in Mammoth, but if and when they come, their owners have to be heads up to some new rules.
Those rules are contained in a 19-page report that was delivered to the Planning and Economic Development Commission on Wednesday, March 13.
March 15th
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
Cameras at Village are fixed; next in line is Skate Park
For those who may have a fantasy about becoming a television or film star, the Village at Mammoth or the Volcom Brothers Skate Park are offering auditions.
The only thing an aspiring actor has to do is stir up a heap of trouble at either or both venues, and the Mammoth Lakes Police Department will give him a thumbs-up or thumbs down.
By
George Shirk, Times Managing Editor
Mammoth opens new $150k economic development slot
Mammoth is on the hunt for a director of economic development, in what town Manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez calls a “very critical” hire.
“Economic development is one of the highest priorities in the town,” she said on Thursday, March 14, one day after the town’s Planning and Economic Development Commission weighed in on the job description and responsibilities of the position.
