Local news briefs
Give us your drugs!
The Mono County District Attorney’s Office is taking back unwanted prescription drugs on September 26 from 10 a.m. ‘til 2 p.m. at the following locations:
Walker General Store – Bridgeport Fire Department – June Lake Fire Department – Vons, Mammoth Lakes – Crowley Community Center
Prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding your home of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to any of the sites listed above. (The District Attorney cannot accept liquids, needles or sharp objects, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous.
Last September, Americans turned in 309 tons of prescription drugs at nearly 5,500 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,000 of its state and local law enforcement partners.
Last year, the Mono County District Attorney collected a total of 32 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs at its various locations throughout Mono County.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.
Uptown/Downtown closure
Starting on September 28, the Uptown, Downtown, and Shotgun mountain bike trails will be closed as part of the continued thinning projects occurring on the Inyo National Forest this fall. This project is located between the Forest Trail/ Minaret Road junction along the south side of the Minaret Road to the Chair 4 Parking Lot of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
The closure is expected to last one to two weeks.
Wanna be a coroner?
Inyo County Board of Supervisors is seeking letters of interest for appointment to Office of the Coroner
The current term for this elected office expires on January 8, 2019.
Those interested should submit a letter of interest and resume to the Inyo County Personnel Office by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7.
In order to be considered for appointment by the Inyo County Board of Supervisors, candidates must
• Be, or have the ability to become Inyo County residents;
• Must be a registered voter of the County.
• Must be able to perform the duties of the Office as set out in Government Code sections
27460-27521, and as applicable Health and Safety Code sections 7050.5-7055, 7103-7104.1, 7108- 7109, 7113-7114, 102850, and 12870, and Penal Code sections 11174.3-11174.33 all in keeping with the Inyo County Code, specifically without limitation sections 2.34, 2.88.040 and 6.18.010.
The salary for the position is currently $2,081 per month, with no County benefits.
Letters of interest, with accompanying resumes, can be mailed to the Inyo County Personnel Department, P. O. Box 249, Independence, 93526, faxed (760) 878-0465, or hand-delivered at 224 N. Edwards in Independence.
Public interviews are expected be scheduled during the Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, October 13, or Tuesday, October 20.
For more information, contact Ms. Kammi Foote, Inyo County Clerk-Recorder at 760.878.0220, or via email at mhartshorn@inyocounty.us.
MCWD Board Vacancy
The Mammoth Community Water District (MCWD) has a vacancy on the five member board.
At the September 3 Board of Directors meeting, the MCWD Board chose the appointment method to fill the vacancy.
Appointment Process
Individuals interested in being appointed to the MCWD Board of Directors need to fill out an application/questionnaire. Copies of the application/questionnaire can be obtained the following way:
1) Visiting www.mcwd.dst.ca.us and downloading the questionnaire
2) Calling or visiting the offices at 1315 Meridian Blvd. 760.934.2596 ext. 238).
3) Emailing Patrick Hayes, Secretary to the Board, at phayes@mcwd.dst.ca.us
Applications/questionnaires can be returned by hand, mailed to PO Box 597 in Mammoth, Attn: Patrick Hayes or emailed to phayes@mcwd.dst.ca.us
Applications/Questionnaire is due no later than 4 p.m. on Sept. 24.
Prospective appointees will be contacted to schedule an interview by an Ad Hoc Committee of the MCWD Board of Directors. Interviews will take place in the Board Room at the Mammoth Community Water District (1315 Meridian Blvd., Mammoth Lakes).
The MCWD Board of Directors is scheduled to make the appointment at the October 15, 2015 Board of Directors special meeting.
The appointed Board member will serve until the general election in November, 2016.
