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June Lake goes after transient rentals

May 13, 2013

The first transient rental request for the June Lake area got the Mono County Board of Supervisors approval Tuesday, May 7.

The request, which came on the heels of an ordinance passed last year, was made by Ralph Lockhart, co-owner of the Double Eagle Resort and Spa for four parcels with homes on them in the Down Canyon area of June Lake.

There were no objections to the request made at the meeting.

Lower Rock Creek area subdivision still on the books

May 13, 2013

A 55-unit housing subdivision project overlooking Lower Rock Creek canyon that was put on hold during the recession went before the Mono County supervisors Tuesday, May 7.

Developer Matthew Lehman asked the supervisors to approve minor changes made to the subdivision’s “specific plan;” changes that had to do with affordable housing mitigation requirements.

The supervisors agreed to allow Lehman to waive affordable housing mitigation actions that would have been triggered by the county’s 2006 Housing Mitigation Ordinance.

What's Up, Up Here? May 9 - May 16

May 13, 2013

Digital 395 closes in on the finish line

May 10, 2013

High-speed broadband project will be operational by July 31 deadline, developer says

It’s really going to happen.

The huge infrastructure project called Digital 395 that will connect the Eastern Sierra to the rest of the world—with enough of the fastest broadband speeds available to last the region a decade—will be finished on time, according to its developer, Praxis Associate CEO Michael Ort.

Court dismisses DWP Dry Lake lawsuit, but DWP may fight back

May 10, 2013

California judge dismisses case regarding dust control on Owens Dry Lake

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s high-profile lawsuit against the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District and other environmental agencies last week on May 2. 

The city’s federal court lawsuit, filed in Fresno last year, attempted to prevent Great Basin from issuing more dust control measures on Owens Lake. 

Proposed real estate fees could cost families hundreds more

May 9, 2013

State’s counties call fees unfair to the average family, individual

A bill that could cost anyone who refinances their property hundreds of dollars more in recording fees goes before the state legislature next week, but it is meeting strong resistance from counties across the state, including both Mono and Inyo counties.

Top officials at both counties state that the bill will unfairly target the average family or individual trying to refinance a home.

Chamber eyes merger with Mammoth Lakes Tourism

May 9, 2013

First-ever partnership would begin July 1

The Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce would be absorbed by Mammoth Lakes Tourism under a plan that both entities approved this past week.

The merger, unprecedented in Mammoth, would result in the creation of a $75,000-a-year chamber executive who would report directly to MLT’s director, John Urdi.

Funds for the new position, Urdi said, would come from business license tax money.

Mammoth Lakes police signs off on new sign

May 8, 2013

Maverick Signs donates an identity

The Mammoth Lakes Police Department, occupying a former retail store on Old Mammoth Road since 1986, has a new name.

The sign on the building at 568 Old Mammoth Road had a sign identifying it as the “Police Department,” but never which police department.

The oversight has stuck in the craw of Chief Dan Watson.

Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza announces 2013 lineup

May 8, 2013

Mammoth’s Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza promises an incomparable lineup of musical talent and a grand tasting of craft brews from around the country beginning Aug.1 through Aug. 4 outdoors among the pines at Sam’s Wood Site in Mammoth Lakes.