The Morongo Valley Community Services District board of directors held its regular monthly meeting last night. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has the details…
At last night’s meeting, the board discussed and approved the district’s 2019-2020 fiscal year audit. The report showed the district to be in a financially positive position despite slightly higher expenses than revenues for the year. The presenter advised the board to plan for potential shortfalls in the future and Director Johnny Tolbert suggested the board address recommendations on the audit at a future meeting. The board also set Tuesday, May 11 at 6 p.m. as the date and time for a town hall meeting to discuss the status of the CSD and fundraising for the Morongo Valley Fire Department.
No one was injured when a mobile home caught fire in Joshua Tree Wednesday morning. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said crews from Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, and Yucca Mesa were called to the 6100 block of Valley View about 10:15 a.m. where they found smoke showing from a double-wide mobile home. Firefighters found a room and its contents on fire, with flames extending into the attic space above. The blaze was knocked down in about 15 minutes. McClintock said the home was under renovation at the time of the fire, and the cause appears to be accidental.
A mobile home under renovation was damaged by fire in Joshua Tree Wednesday.
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The Morongo Valley Community Services District board of directors discussed several topics at last night’s special meeting, including reopening Covington Park. After extensive discussion, the board voted unanimously to reopen the park and the CSD offices to the public, but only after hand sanitizer dispensers required by the CDC can be purchased and installed. Reporter Andrew Dieleman has more from the meeting…
At last night’s meeting, the board also voted unanimously to pay more than $27,000 in back pay to district Director of Operations and Fire Chief Gary Yearsley. After a closed-session meeting where the discussion took place, Vice President Christina Brook reported that the $27,711.25 (less one partial payment already made to Yearsley by the district) would be paid to Yearsley for additional services rendered, including unified command services during the 2020 Apple fire, an unspecified medical situation, and unpaid duty-officer coverage.