By Deb Murphy With time running out, Inyo’s Board of Supervisors opted to funnel grant funds to a shovel-ready project in Lone Pine rather than Big Pine’s Veterans’ Path. Supervisor Mark Tillemans agreed the funds had to go to the Lone Pine, but he wasn’t going to give up on the Big Pine path. “This […]
By Deb Murphy How long has Big Pine’s Veterans Path been around? Let’s just say if your bike had training wheels when it was first brought up, you’d be getting your driver’s license by now. According to Fourth District Supervisor Mark Tillemans, a native Piner, the effort to provide safe passage from the east corner […]
By Deb Murphy Following articles in area newspapers and his own press release, Supervisor Mark Tillemans made a formal statement during the report portion of Tuesday’s Board meeting, outlining the timeline of his decision to go into the cannabis business. While he said there was only a “perceived conflict of interest,” he will recuse himself […]
Press release At a Special Meeting held Thursday morning, the Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved designating Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a County-recognized Holiday on January 16, 2017. County offices and facilities, including landfills, will be closed in observance. “Recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day again as a County Holiday is important to […]
Tuesday, at noon, January 3, over 60 family, friends, and county officials looked on, as Superior Court Judge Dean Stout gave the Oath of Office to reelected County District Supervisors Jeff Griffiths (2nd District), Mark Tillemans (4th District) and Matt Kingsley (5th District) inside the courthouse in Independence. All three supervisors easily won re-election to […]
By Deb Murphy Remember that Strother Martin quote from “Cool Hand Luke:” “What we got here is failure to communicate.” That pretty much defines Tuesday afternoon’s Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Board of Commissioners meeting. After more than three years of lease negotiations between the department and Owens Valley lessees, a resolution to […]
By Deb Murphy This story started with the Big Pine Civic Club, years ago. Walt Sharer, Earl Wilson and Bob Steele envisioned a path that led from the north edge of Big Pine, where sidewalks end, on the east side of U.S. Highway 395 to State Route 168, the site of the Roosevelt Pine and […]
By Deb Murphy The Inyo County Board of Supervisors approved the ordinance designed to make damage to resources by motorized vehicles a misdemeanor, with a $500 price tag, as written, but not without discussion on stiffening the penalties. Final approval is scheduled for the board’s April 21 meeting. The ordinance was pivotal in the board’s […]
By Deb Murphy Saturday was a good day to be a “Piner.” The Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department threw a party to celebrate the grand opening of its new engine bay, a 2,000 square foot structure with garage doors tall enough to admit high-clearance engines and water tenders and gear for all 35 of the […]
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s Wellness Center will have a new, permanent home by late spring, a single-story home on Central Avenue in Bishop. The Board of Supervisors directed staff to go ahead with the $290,978 purchase at last Tuesday’s meeting with funding from a Mental Health Services Act grant for capital improvements. “It was […]
A question on the mind of Inyo citizens – Why did the Supervisors approve $2 million in pay hikes without the money to cover it? Now we go on to two more Supervisors – Mark Tillemans and Rick Pucci. We have already reported on comments from Matt Kingsley and Jeff Griffiths. Those comments are now on […]
In Bridgeport today, Judge Stan Eller planned to deliver the oath of office to new Supervisors Fred Stump, Tim Alpers and Tim Fesko. They all planned to head to Memorial Hall for a reception and then back to business and selection of a chair and vice-chair. Although it’s not on the agenda, County Administrator Jim […]
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