The Coronavirus is forcing changes in government public meeting protocols . The Inyo County Board of Supervisors Meeting Notice: The regular Indy County Board of Supervisors Meeting will be held in Independence tomorrow (March 17) as scheduled. However, in order to practice recommended social distancing, capacity of the Board chambers will be substantially reduced, and […]
By Deb Murphy You don’t mess with the Independence tree people. They remember when the community had a lot of trees and are determined to protect those that are left. Tuesday, they joined forces to protect seven liquid ambers whose heads were on the block. The tree people succeeded, steering the Inyo Board of Supervisors […]
By Deb Murphy Seven Independence liquid ambers are looking at an uncertain future as the Inyo Supervisors discussed, then postponed, action on whether the trees, all planted in County rights-of-way, stay, or go. All seven were deemed inappropriate for their location, according to arborist Rochelle Hair with Eastern Sierra Tree Service. The Indy Seven are […]
By Deb Murphy Back in the day, if someone had told me I’d be watching four guys in suits discuss the addition of cannabis oil to brownie dough, I’d have said they were nuts. But that was part of the Supervisors’ discussion on the progress of Inyo County’s cannabis program. County cannabis czar Nate Reade […]
By Deb Murphy Tree huggers are alive and well in Independence, as evidenced by Tuesday’s Inyo County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Residents came to the defense of a cedar tree within the County’s right-of-way on Market Street. The owner of the adjacent home had asked Publics Works to cut the tree down, fearing it was […]
Beverly Ann Brown of Bishop, CA passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV June 24, 2018. Born in Bishop on October 20, 1954 to Robert “Bob” and Elizabeth “Betty” Cashbaugh Beverly grew up in Hammil Valley at Cottonwood Canyon Ranch and attended Edna Beaman Elementary School in Benton until the age of 9 […]
By Deb Murphy Inyo County Water Department and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have reached an agreement on the pumping test of Well 385 in the Five Bridges area. Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will approve, or not, that agreement. The agreement allows the two month test to proceed once the Tech […]
By Deb Murphy While the Inyo Board of Supervisors was satisfied with the Park Service’s efforts to compromise between existing conditions at Saline Valley and its own rules and regulations, users weren’t as pleased. Close to 40 long-standing Saline Valley campers attended last Wednesday’s community outreach in Bishop to go through the Death Valley National […]
By Deb Murphy After eight years of workshops, community outreach, discussion, wrangling with conflicting community needs and compromise, Inyo’s Board of Supervisors and Planning Department thought the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan was a done deal back in 2016. As Supervisor Rick Pucci put it “a good plan is one nobody likes.” By that definition […]
Submitted by Michael Prather Eight years of collaborative planning time, effort and expense are being swept aside by the recent decision of the U.S. Department of Interior to reopen the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). Broad and balanced stakeholder input and consensus are being disregarded in this ill-advised action. Direct effects on our Inyo […]
By Deb Murphy With small, but more restrictive, changes, Inyo Board of Supervisors approved the draft short-term rental ordinance presented at yesterday’s meeting. The primary change, limiting potential permits to one parcel per owner, came to assuage Supervisor Jeff Griffiths concern that investors in short-term rental units would seriously muck up an already tough housing […]
News release As part of an effort to enhance services and improve the public’s ability to stay abreast of important issues, the County of Inyo has begun offering a streaming video service that will allow viewers to watch weekly Board of Supervisors meetings live via the Internet. Prior to “going live” with the service, the […]
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