by News Staff | Dec 28, 2007 | Past Posts
The ongoing court battle over the proposed Whitney Portal subdivision near Lone Pine wrapped up one chapter recently. More legal fights may continue. Over the past two years, developer Jim Walters and the Save the Round Valley Alliance have fought over a 74 acre...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2007 | Past Posts
Tired of the wait to zip on line? Some areas of the Eastern Sierra do have problems, but local officials have plans to conquer the slowdowns. Mono County Supervisor Hap Hazard reports that there are currently plans in the works to improve broadband high speed internet...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2007 | Past Posts
With 3 highway workers killed statewide in the last two and a half months and a major four lane project under construction on 395, Caltrans officials want to remind drivers to be cautious when they head into construction zones. Work crews have begun to widen the...
by News Staff | Dec 28, 2007 | Bureaucrat Beat
Have you ever noticed how…well, ugly government buildings are, mostly? Like they want out of their way to build structures with no personality, no beauty? We could be charitable and say that this architecture is egalitarian, representative of all tastes or none,...
by News Staff | Dec 27, 2007 | Past Posts
On the water scene, Mammoth's Water Board faced the potential for permanent reduction of outdoor water use. With the belief that this could end up another less than wet year, water officials around the State have begun to tighten up on water use. When they met...
