by News Staff | Jan 15, 2009 | Past Posts
Thursday in Washington D.C., the Senate passed the Public Land Management Act of 2009, the large bill that contains the Eastern Sierra San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act. After filibuster proofing the land management act on Sunday with what is known as a cloture vote, the...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2009 | Past Posts
For many months, Mammoth attorney Rick Wood and attorneys for CNL and Intrawest have negotiated over issues involving the Village at Mammoth and its tenants. Wood confirmed that all sides "are close" to an agreement. Wood said this: "We are still...
by News Staff | Jan 15, 2009 | Past Posts
While Inyo County adopted extraordinary budget measures this week to brace for the State to go broke, Mono County does not have the same worries. Inyo froze hiring and purchases, but Mono will make no changes right now. Mono Finance Director Brian Muir said that Mono...
by News Staff | Jan 14, 2009 | Past Posts
While plans for a large scale wind power generation farm near Benton have died, interest in using parts of Mono County to harness the wind to create electricity continues. The Forest Service has scheduled a public meeting next week to see what the public thinks about...
by News Staff | Jan 14, 2009 | Past Posts
Spring like weather in January, enjoyable as it is, can be worrying in when one thinks ahead to water supply for the coming year. Midway through January, the LADWP snowpack measurement at Mammoth Pass shows the water content of the snow to be about half of what is...
