Bulletin #9

FIRE DEPARTMENT DONATIONS: If you haven't sent in your donations to be presented to the fire department on your behalf by the JLA at the August 14 Fireman's BBQ, and still wish to do so, they can still reach our mailbox from most points in California and Nevada by Saturday if you mail them tomorrow. Please make checks out to the June Lake Volunteer Fire Department and send them to the June Lake Advocates, P.O. Box 610, June Lake, CA 93529. These donations are to be a gesture of our commitment to community support.

FIREMAN'S BBQ: Plan to enjoy the best tasting BBQ of the Eastern Sierras, and to win marvelous prizes, including a 32 inch color TV, in the several raffles to be held in late morning and afternoon at Gull Lake Park this Saturday the 14th. JLA member Ken Harrison of Comedy Traffic Schools has just donated two free class certificates for the raffle.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTS AREA PLAN: The June Lake COC is in the process of drafting and approving a position paper scheduled to be presented to the Board of Supervisors at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 17 in the County Courthouse in Bridgeport. Among several issues addressed in this paper, we are pleased to see the inclusion of a commitment to support the June Lake Area Plan as written in any development that occurs in the June Lake Loop. Please plan to attend this meeting, and to demonstrate your support for the COC's position. Look for a copy of this position paper to be posted on our web site in the near future.

PUD TO PRESENT MASTER WATER PLAN: The June Lake Public Utility District, which postponed its regular meeting to next Wednesday, August 18 at 7 p.m. at the Firehouse, will present its Master Water Plan on that date. One of the items is a proposed 14 percent increase in water rates to $16.58 monthly for residential consumers as of August 2004. In 1979 the rate was set at $7.00 and not changed until May 1995, when it was raised to $11. Since then, the PUD has been playing catch-up to bring rates in line with increasing costs, raising them to $11.33 in 1997, $12.75 in 2002, and $14.54 in 2003.

FIRE COMMISSION SEEKS CONSTRUCTION LOAN: The June Lake Fire Commission is currently shopping for loans to build the Down Canyon firehouse. Pending final approvals, groundbreaking is anticipated in Spring, 2005.

EMERGENCY SERVICES: The June Lake Fire Commission urges property owners to check with the administrative offices of the Mono County Sheriff's Department (don't call 911!) to ensure that your phone number and address in the 911 system are up-to-date. Call (760) 932-7549. It is also the responsibility of property owners to put up house numbers readily visible to emergency services.