Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News
Eastern Sierra News for Bishop, Mammoth, Lone Pine, June Lake, Mammoth Lakes
By Deb Murphy The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments started down the path toward a Joint Powers Authority last October. At ESCOG’s early February meeting, the four entities’ representatives got a reality check. Here’s the background: ESCOG, made up of elected officials from Mono and Inyo counties as well as the cities of Bishop and […]
By Deb Murphy The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments held its first meeting since the four participating entities—Inyo and Mono counties, the cities of Mammoth Lakes and Bishop, approved funding for partial staffing and the possible development of a Joint Powers Authority. Mono and Inyo County Counsels, Stacey Simon and Marshall Rudolph respectively, will update […]
By Deb Murphy Inyo and Mono counties have more in common than most residents of either would like to admit. Both have vast areas of public lands, small populations, housing issues and economies driven by tourism. Eastern Sierra Council of Governments meetings are the one safe harbor for open discussion of mutual issues. Elected officials […]
By Deb Murphy Mark Brownlie, Mammoth Resorts’ president and chief operating officer, stressed the importance of access to the ski area at Wednesday’s Eastern Sierra Council of Governments meeting. When asked after the meeting if Mammoth Mountain had an official position on the best choice for regional service – Mammoth or Bishop – Brownlie tactfully […]
By Deb Murphy Mammoth Lakes Town Council gave the green light to the design phase for additional parking in the North Village area, completing Trails End Park and seeking grant funding for a sub-consortium of the Eastern Sierra Connect Regional Broadband Consortium at Wednesday evening’s meeting. The 72 parking spaces, identified as Hillside Lot Phases […]
One of the gripes repeated in many public issues? Transparency of government functions. What are they doing and how much does it cost? City of Bishop Mayor Dave Stottlemyre has an idea. At the meeting of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments Friday in Bishop, a software company will make a presentation to officials of […]
Inyo and Mono officials will sit down for two meetings on Friday. They will deal with local issues like the fairgrounds, economic development, transit, and Reds Meadow. The Eastern Sierra Council of Governments will meet Friday at 9am in Suite Z in Mammoth Lakes. They will first talk about their own legislative platform. Supervisor Linda […]
For decades, the film industry has made a healthy contribution to Eastern Sierra towns that serve as locations for movies. Some local officials want to make sure that relationship continues and grows. When the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments met recently, Mammoth Town Councilman Skip Harvey and Bishop City Councilman Jeff Griffiths planned to bring […]
The project that will bring serious broadband internet and wireless communication capacity to Inyo, Mono and Kern counties continues on schedule with environmental permits close to done and plans to dig trenches and install cables not far off. Michael Ort of Praxis and California Broadband updated the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments on Friday. Ort […]
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