Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News
Eastern Sierra News for Bishop, Mammoth, Lone Pine, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes
Parking fines, business licenses, facility rentals, water and sewer fees – the City of Bishop charges fees for lots of services. Monday, they planned to hold a public hearing for comment on proposed fees and charges for the new fiscal year. And, to comply with state law, the Council will consider a Zoning Ordinance amendment [...]
Public Works News Release A Project to Protect Bishop’s Water Supply The City of Bishop plans to add a water tank to its main water supply well site on West Line Street near McLaren Lane. The tank and other work is needed to maintain positive pressure in the water supply pipes in the area and [...]
CITY OF BISHOP Public Works News Release Conserving Precious Water Spring has arrived in Bishop and temperatures are up. The increased temperatures have brought increased water use, so now is a good time to remember what can be done to conserve this precious resource, and save money too. Water use in the City of Bishop [...]
Public Works News Release Digital 395 Work to Start in BishopThe contractors installing Digital 395 are expected to start installing conduit on city streets as early as this Thursday, 4 April. Work is expected to continue for several weeks. The work on City of Bishop streets is under an agreement with California Broadband Cooperative, the group that [...]
Many cities and counties have an eye on a case that started in the City of Lancaster and state court. The case later went to the U.S. Court of Appeals and a decision is out on the challenge to prayers before public meetings. This issue of prayer before public meetings came up in the City [...]
With subcontractors finally at work in the long-dormant Cottonwood Plaza in Bishop, residents’ hopes for a revitalized center returned this week. Rudolph Construction had earlier taken the job as general contractor for the reconstruction of the center. Rudolph has now hired local subcontractors to do the work to upgrade infrastructure. The City of Bishop had [...]
A mostly quiet and non-controversial town, the City of Bishop will give citizens what they call the “State of the City” report at their first regular meeting in October. Individual issues have revealed that Bishop is watching its pennies. A late August meeting saw City Administrator Keith Caldwell defend Police Chief Chris Carter’s examination of [...]
After sometimes irate public response, the City of Bishop will not change the route of the traditional Christmas Parade down Main Street. City officials said they have looked for ways to cut costs and still bring services to the people of Bishop. But when the suggestion went public to drop the parade route back behind [...]
Rainbow Days Trout Display Locals and visitors alike are invited to gather in downtown Bishop to celebrate the Eastern Sierra General Trout Season Opener! Thanks to the generous support of the Bishop Lions Club, Western Outdoor News, County of Inyo, City of Bishop and several prize sponsors, the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce [...]
Press Release: It’s the time of the year where we have community members running for local offices. There are many campaign signs at local businesses and residences around the City of Bishop. The Bishop Police Department would like to ask the public if you see anyone taking down campaign signs or destroying them in anyway, [...]
The Bishop Police Department would like to advise the public and make all aware of a new twist on a telephone scam circulating the City of Bishop. Bishop Police Officers have recently taken several incidents involving citizens receiving telephone calls where the subject on the other line is asking for money. The new phone calls [...]
(Press release from Bishop Police, Public Information Officer Katie Coffman) The Bishop Police Department would like to advise the public and make aware of a current telephone scam circulating the City of Bishop. Bishop Police Officer’s have recently taken several incidents involving citizens receiving telephone calls where the subject on the other line is asking [...]
