by Deb Murphy | Feb 3, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
BISHOP CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS by Deb Murphy Bishop Could Be a TV Star Associate Planner Elaine Kabala will be applying to HGTV’s Home Town Takeover for the chance to give the downtown area a makeover. Erin and Ben Napier have been renovating individual homes on their...
by Deb Murphy | Jan 16, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
With a vote to draft a Joint Powers Authority, the City of Bishop and Eastern Sierra Community Service District took one more step toward joining forces to deal with waste water. The two entities already shared the cost of a combined effluent study last year. In...
by Deb Murphy | Nov 24, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments, representing Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, Inyo and Mono counties, decided it would be a good idea to form a Joint Powers Agreement in order to have a “home” for grant funding. This move came up when the Eastern Sierra Sustainable...
by Deb Murphy | Nov 17, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
The Inyo Board of Supervisors was the first of four entities to vote on the Joint Powers Authority that would elevate the status of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments. The Board approved the move with a rare 3-2 split following a discussion focusing on another...
by News Staff | Jul 25, 2019 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy The Joint Powers Authority establishing the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments as a legal entity got its first test at Monday’s Bishop City Council meeting. The document was approved, with a significant change requested by Councilmember Stephen...
