Big Pine NewsLocal news for Big Pine, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bilyeu to retire at end of term- February 28, 2008 "I believe that one of the most critical projects is finding funds to either demolish the old Big Pine Care Center ($550,000 estimate) or restore and find a use for it ($1 million plus estimate)" "I have decided to retire in 2009; therefore I will not file for or run for another term as Fourth District supervisor," Bilyeu said. via The Inyo Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/big-pine-ca/2008/02/bilyeu-to-retire-at-end-of-term?fromrss=1 Board, teachers and students brace for budget cuts at BUHS- February 23, 2008 "The governor's budget is very brutal to a small school like us" Local students, faculty members and parents are pleading to their state representatives for more cash for education as schools across the state are facing a dwindling budget for next year. via The Inyo Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/big-pine-ca/2008/02/board-teachers-and-students-brace-for-budget... This time, the park project gets funded- February 12, 2008 "We have a dilapidated, old, crumbly facility there" But this time around, the majority of the board felt the problem warrented the use of Prop 40 funds, which could have been spent instead in Southeast Inyo. via The Inyo Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/big-pine-ca/2008/02/this-time-the-park-project-gets-funded?fromr... Ballots still to be counted in Inyo- February 9, 2008 "We had gone through 5,122 ballots cast, out of a pool of registered Inyo voters that totals 9,946. So, we were seeing - S - S - Snearly a 52 percent participation rate at that point." As of Wednesday morning, there were still about 1,000 ballots that remained to be counted from Inyo's "Super Tuesday" contribution. via The Inyo Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/big-pine-ca/2008/02/ballots-still-to-be-counted-in-inyo?fromrss=... |