 The Yucca Valley Town Council recognized and honored a long-time member of the Sheriff’s Department last night. Lieutenant Mike Barta will retire November 23 after 29 years of service to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Barta, who lives in Joshua Tree, was transferred to the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station five times, serving as a patrol deputy, sergeant, and detective, before coming here for his last assignment as the lieutenant at the Sheriff’s station in 2017. Managing editor Tami Roleff says after presenting Barta with a certificate of recognition, the town council got down to business…  
After hiring a consultant to help the town manage and to get the word out about its recycling program, the Yucca Valley Town Council heard a report about the rain storm that hit the town hard last month. Depending on the area of town, rain totals ranged from 1.6 inches to 3 inches, most of which fell in four hours. Many of the town’s major roads were impassable due to mud and debris, but the town’s street maintenance crew was out the next day working to clear the roads. The cost of the clean-up is estimated to be $85,000. In other business, the council authorized the town to begin the application for a $22 million state grant from Prop 68 for an aquatic center. Because the state has to recover its costs for administering the grant, the town will actually receive about $20 million. The town is on a strict timeline; the aquatic center must be completed in four years, by June 30, 2022. |
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Town of Yucca Valley photo.
