When the Town Council cut nearly half of the staff at the Mammoth Lakes Police Department, officials said they wanted a volunteer program. Police Chief Dan Watson had agreed he would do that but advised that volunteers can not perform all of the duties of sworn officers. Now, Watson does have a volunteer program in […]
UPDATE: 9-5 FROM MAYOR RICK WOOD – “Council accepted MMM resignation effective 09-06. Vote was 4-0 with Jo Bacon absent. We have initiated a search for an experienced interim.” ********************************************* At Wednesday night’s Town Council meeting, one citizen stood up to express her bad feelings about how the Council has handled the apparent ouster of […]
Letter submitted by Lisa Isaacs: July 22, 2013 Mammoth Lakes Community Members: First, my apologies if you receive this note more than once. I’m using several lists to ensure it’s widespread among those who may be interested in this immediate plan to build and operate a regional waste processing facility in Mammoth. I also apologize […]
Citizens and members of the Town Council expressed frustration at the fact that next fiscal year’s budget is some $562,000 short. Town Manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez said the shortfall is not an emergency and that Town Staff needs credit for what they have done in the past couple of years. Martinez had sent out the word […]
CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW TRAILS END PARK PLAYGROUND Mammoth Lakes, CA – The new Trails End Park Playground will officially open to the public on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Celebrate the opening of this new public amenity with members of Town Council, Recreation Commission, the Town Manager, Town staff, and […]
The doomsday talk of earlier Town Council meetings for now lies under a huge blanket of snow and the fact that tourists have packed the town for the holidays. When the Town Council met earlier to vote in their government restructuring plan, they each debated what kind of year Mammoth would have in terms of […]
While the Town of Mammoth Lakes struggles over a kind of surgical reduction of its government structure, the city of most of Mammoth’s customers – Los Angeles – prepares four possible tax hike measures for the March ballot. After Town of Mammoth officials called for severe cuts in the police department and other employee and […]
As the storm of opinion swirls around Mammoth Lakes and the Town Council proposes to cut seven police officers, Police Chief Dan Watson has made his beliefs known but has not said too much. He has prepared a report which may come up at Thursday night’s Town Council meeting. At the beginning of October, Chief […]
As the very tense issue over proposed cuts of nearly half of the Mammoth Police force continues to unfold, Mammoth’s Police Lieutenant has taken issue with a statement made by the Mayor over a potential reserve or volunteer police program. The Mayor apologized for his “misinterpretation.” When Sierra Wave Media contacted Lieutenant John Mair about […]
Last week, private reports in Mammoth Lakes indicated there might have been some news on the settlement of the $43 million debt to MLLA. There wasn’t. Assistant Town Manager Marianna Marysheva-Martinez had invited us to contact her Friday to check on any developments. We did, but she had nothing to report. Again, this week, the […]
Before going into yet another special meeting closed session Tuesday night on matters of bankruptcy, Mammoth’s Mayor Matthew Lehman said that the Town Council may have something to report soon. On Tuesday, Mayor Lehman said he could not comment on the debt negotiations but said, “I hope to have something to report Wednesday or sooner.” […]
The lack of snow this year has and will take a toll on humans, animals, plants and birds. For Mammoth Lakes, its famous bears will have a tough time and humans need to be aware of the animals’ plight. Mammoth’s Wildlife Specialist Steve Searles talked to the Town Council about the bears recently. He told […]
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