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LADWP extends ranch leases for properties in Inyo and Mono counties

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 5, 2010 at 6:48 am

From Bishop’s Inyo Register:

“It appears Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Interim General Manager David Freeman is making good on at least one of the promises made during a recent visit to the Owens Valley. The LADWP announced this week that, for the first time since the 1970’s, it has approved five-year ranch leases for 60 properties in Inyo and Mono counties.

This is a return to the LADWP’s practices of the 1940s and 1950s.
During his visit to the Owens Valley in January, Freeman vowed to look at several areas of concern for local residents and businesses, including LADWP land holdings and leases.

While his agency has not yet moved forward on the land releases, Freeman said his department would meet with county officials in the coming months to work on that. In the mean time, the department decided to extend the local ranch leases. … “

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February 5, 2010 · Filed Under Owens Valley & Mono Lake

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