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City approves fire services contract with county

The Canyon Lake City Council ap-
proved a contract for fire services with
Riverside County Fire at its May 9 City
Council Meeting. At its June 6 meeting,
the council approved the funds to pay
for the contract, which goes into effect
on July 1.
The City of Canyon Lake’s current fire
services contract with Riverside County
for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 is for a two-
person engine company, with paramedic
service, out of Fire Station 60. The cost
for this contract is $1,436,000. This cur-
rent contract also required the city to
notify the county if the city wanted to
extend the current contract. The city no-
tified the county in December of 2017
of their desire to extend a new one-year
contract.
The contract was put before the city
council as an individual business item
at the May 9 City Council Meeting. The PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
new fire service contract with River-
side County for Fiscal Year 2018/2019
goes into effect July 1, 2018, at a cost
of $2,204,550. The new contact includes City, POA and Riverside County dignitaries attend a Ribbon Cutting fire station reopened on July 3, two years after it closed its doors
moving from a two-person engine com- Ceremony at the fire station on July 15, 2017. Canyon Lake’s lone after a dispute with county fire officials over the cost of services.
pany to a three-person engine company. maintain an appropriate level of services is harder and last week with the Wrangler fire and we will continue
Paramedic services will still be provided in this con-
tract. harder as the costs continue to rise. This one-year ex- to fight hard for the safety of our citizens.”
“The city council is working diligently on a solution tension of the Cal Fire contract was and is necessary The fire station reopened on July 3, two years after
to our spiraling costs of fire services,” said Canyon to maintain vital fire services while we continue to ex- it closed its doors after a dispute with county fire of-
Lake Mayor Vicki Warren. “Throughout California and plore every possible solution for our future needs. The ficials over the cost of services. The city held a Ribbon
indeed our very own Riverside County, the struggle to necessity of these services was never more evident than Cutting Ceremony at the station on July 15, 2017.

PHOTO BY DAVID TORKELSON PHOTO BY LINDSAY TORKELSON

Accident sends one to hospital with minor injuries

An accident occurred at the intersec- “I was behind the car that was run
tion of Canyon Lake Drive and Vacation over,” posted Jim Lafferty. “The truck
Drive on Monday that sent one person to was not going that fast. She just cut the
the hospital with minor injuries. A baby corner too sharp. The truck rolled onto
was left unharmed. her hood and when it got to the roof, it
According to Canyon Lake Commu- rolled over slowly. There was a baby
nity Patrol Officer Michael Erickson, and two ladies in the truck. They were
the truck was making a left turn onto shaken up,” he said. “Can’t tell you how
Vacation Drive when it struck a sedan at relieved I was when they handed out the
the stop sign, smashing the car’s hood baby and she was ok.”
and windshield before rolling over onto “That girl in the truck is my very good
its side. friend,” said Stephanie McCasland. “It PHOTO BY LINDSAY TORKELSON
The incident had residents taking to was a complete accident.”
social media to post photos and details The accident is still under investiga-
of the accident. tion.

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