by News Staff | Mar 9, 2010 | Past Posts
The issue of whether or not residents of the City of Bishop can legally have backyard chicken coops has been festering since January since the debate first appeared at the City Council level. At the City Council meeting Monday night, the council further refined a...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2010 | Past Posts
Strong winds and cold rushed into the Owens Valley Tuesday. By 9 AM the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District had issued a Stage 1 Health Advisory for Keeler, on the edge of the Owens Dry Lake. The notice from the GBUAPCD said, “Due to elevated...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2010 | Past Posts
Meanwhile, in Inyo County, one man continues to rail against the status quo over medical marijuana cooperatives. Brett Birmingham of Big Pine tried to start one but Inyo officials said he would violate zoning code. Now, Birmingham claims law enforcement are harassing...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2010 | Past Posts
Will a zone code amendment turn into a popular vote for medical marijuana cooperatives in Mammoth Lakes? The issue heads to the polls June 8th. Last week, the Mammoth Town Council officially carried out the final vote for an ordinance that includes a zone code...
by News Staff | Mar 9, 2010 | Past Posts
A new policy known as Community Benefits and Incentive Zoning has been called into question as a major new project moves through the Town of Mammoth Planning process. The Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission now works on the project known as Old Mammoth Place. Mammoth...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2010 | Past Posts
And, now there are seven. Potential candidates, that is, for the Mammoth Town Council’s three seats. So far, though, only one of those people has actually filed candidacy papers. That’s Matthew Lehman, long-time resident of the town. Clerk Jamie Gray...
