Tecopa Heights
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Connecting Tecopa Moves Into Design Phase as Inyo Supervisors Return to Southeast County
Tecopa’s long-discussed bicycle and pedestrian corridor is poised to take its biggest formal step yet Tuesday, when the Inyo County Board of Supervisors meets in Tecopa and considers a contract that would move the project from concept into environmental review, right-of-way work and construction-ready design. The Board is scheduled to consider an agreement with Dokken…
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Fire Protection District Presses for Millions in Safety Funding as Solar Project Nears Approval
In Southern Inyo County, California, even the most basic lifeline of emergency response has begun to fray. For months, the district’s radios—its only reliable way to summon volunteer firefighters and EMT across 1,200 square miles—have been effectively dead. At the Nov. 20 board meeting of the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District (SIFPD), Fire Chief Bill…
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Commission Approves $7.8M Active Transportation Corridor Project for Tecopa
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has officially approved the Active Transportation Program staff recommendations for the Connecting Tecopa: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Corridor project, a significant initiative aimed at improving transportation safety in the rural communities of Tecopa and Tecopa Hot Springs by establishing bicycle lanes and sidewalks. The approved project will establish a 2.9-mile active transportation…