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Dawn Rowe Named Chair of County Board of Supervisors

January 11, 2023

Dawn Rowe Named Chair of County Board of Supervisors

The Morongo Basin's own Third District County Supervisor Dawn Rowe was elected chair of the county board of supervisors at today's (January 10) meeting. Dawn Rowe’s meteoric rise to the highest elected office in county government began with an appointment to the Yucca Valley Planning Commission in 2008. In 2010 Rowe was elected to the Yucca Valley Town Council and later served as town mayor. Following an appointment to the county board of supervisors in 2018, she was re-elected to that…

SB County Supervisors elect new chair positions tonight 1/10, award construction contract

by Mike Lipsitz

January 10, 2023

At today’s (January 10, 2023) 10 a.m. meeting of the county supervisors in San Bernardino, the board will elect a new chair and vice chair. And of the many items on the meeting agenda, there is just one that holds particular relevance for our Morongo Basin. Agenda item 32 will award a construction contract and approve a budget increase to just over $181,000 for a shade structure at Yucca Valley Elementary School on Pima Trail in Yucca Valley. Primarily funded with federal Head Start monies, the…

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting tonight (1/10)

by Mike Lipsitz

January 10, 2023

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

Listen here: The Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meets at 6 p.m. tonight (January 10, 2023) in Landers. Reporter Mike Lipsitz is rejoins with a break down of what is on tap… At tonight’s meeting, the board is expected to fine-tune the list of which meetings qualify for director compensation and when. Standing committees and other assignments are also expected to be doled out this evening, and the board will also form an ad hoc committee to develop a “Management Succession Plan.” Other business,…

Water bills are rising, meeting to review increased rates and collect public feedback

by Mike Lipsitz

January 9, 2023

Directors at the Joshua Basin Water District will gather for a special rate study workshop with the Citizen’s Advisory Council and members of the public at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Jan. 10, 2023) at a special location to talk about rate hikes planned for the next five years. Starting this year and continuing through 2027 customers of the Joshua Basin Water District are going to see annual rate increases for water. Under the first proposed increase, the average household can expect to pay about $12 more…

Wednesday Water Meeting Roundup 1/4

by Mike Lipsitz

January 4, 2023

There is no meeting of the Joshua Basin Water District today. The Hi-Desert Water District will meet at 4 p.m. this afternoon (January 4, 2023) at the district office on Inca Trail and the highway in Yucca Valley. Following committee assignments and presentation of the board meeting calendar for 2023, directors at the Hi-Desert Water District are expected to review financial statements for the quarter ending September 30 and hear updates on the remaining phases of the yet-to-be-funded sewer…

Wednesday Water Round up: Joshua Basin Water District and Hi-Desert Water District

by Mike Lipsitz

December 20, 2022

Tomorrow (December 21, 2022) at 4 p.m., the Hi-Desert Water District will meet at the district office on Inca Trail. And in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the office on Chollita Road, and this meeting will be available to the public via Zoom or telephone only. Directors at the Hi-Desert Water District are expected to accept and file the fiscal 2022 Comprehensive Financial Report, followed by other business including the appointment of four…

Behind on your water bill? Low-income assistance available in Morongo Basin

by Mike Lipsitz

December 15, 2022

Listen here: If you or someone in your household qualifies for CalFresh or CalWORKS, or if you’re a single person making under twenty-six hundred dollars ($2,600) a month – forty-nine hundred ($4,900) for a family of four – you’re considered a low-income household. If that’s your household and you’ve fallen behind in paying your water bill, or water’s included in your rent and you’re behind in paying rent, Mike Lipsitz reports on a new program that can help bring your account back up to date……

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency Board meeting tonight 12/13

by Mike Lipsitz

December 13, 2022

The Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency’s Board of Directors tonight will follow the Basin’s other water districts and honor retiring Mojave Water Agency Director Jim Ventura for his many achievements during more than two decades of public service. Directors will receive and file the financial audit for fiscal 2021/22; consider forming an Ad Hoc Committee to develop a “Management Succession Plan” and look into establishing a process for review of the agency’s legal counsel. Other business, staff…

Water rates rising: Joshua Basin Water District Special Agenda 12/13

by Mike Lipsitz

December 13, 2022

Directors at the Joshua Basin Water District will gather at the district office on Chollita Road in Joshua Tree for a special 9 a.m. session tomorrow (December 14, 2022). On the agenda… water rates. A very few will get a small break, while the vast majority can expect to see rate hikes each year for the next five. First the good news… in each year of operation the district’s low-income assistance program has served fewer than 40 income-qualified accounts. Tomorrow, directors will consider…

Joshua Tree and other unincorporated areas trash fees going up

by Mike Lipsitz

December 12, 2022

At tomorrow’s (December 13, 2022) 10 a.m. of County Supervisors in San Bernardino, the board is expected to approve new trash pickup and landfill fee schedules for the county’s unincorporated areas. Reporter Mike Lipsitz is here with more information… Toward the end of tomorrow’s long agenda, county supervisors will conduct a public hearing on proposed increases to waste management fees at county landfills. The increases reflect cost of living adjustments and higher costs associated with new…

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