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 Mammoth Times Photo/Tiffany Henschel
Erratic winds whipped a fire near Mono Lake yesterday afternoon, growing the fire to 1,000 acres as of this morning. The fire, near the Mono Craters area and close to the junction of S.R. 120 East and U.S. 395, now has over 260 firefighters assigned to it, according to U.S. Forest Service/Inyo National Forest officials. The fire has closed 120 East for the time being and access to the South Tufa and Navy Beach area is also closed.
Four aircraft. including a helitanker, a helicopter and two air tankers will be on the fire today, as crews work to hold the northern flank of the fire near Highway 120 East.
The fire is estimated to be 20 percent contained.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.— WG |
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MLTPA gets lion’s share of first quarter Measure R funds |
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
Town council last night unanimously approved the Tourism & Recreation Commission’s Measure R funding recommendations. Revenue generated in the first quarter, begun in October, 2008, amounted to $168,100.
“It’s a cause for celebration, considering all we’re going through [economically],” beamed Tourism & Recreation Director Danna Stroud.
Healthy applause followed council’s unanimous approval of T&R’s recommendations to use the $168,100 toward town bike racks ($3,100, with $900 contingency), grinding, resurfacing and painting of six courts at the Mammoth Lakes Tennis Club ($6,000, with a $1,000 contingency), cultural and biological studies needed for the CEQA process for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Trails System Master Plan ($25,200), the Mammoth Track Project by High Sierra Striders ($27,250, with an additional $25,200 possible), and Mammoth Lakes Trails and Public Access ($100,000, with a match of $50,000 from Rusty Gregory and the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area).
- CB
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 May 2009 )
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