Mammoth Lakes Community e-News: August 14, 2026

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEMS FOR AUGUST 19, 2026

5.1 – Introduce new Arts & Culture Manager David Baron.

6.1 – Town of Mammoth Lakes Social Media Report for July 2026.

6.2 – August 2026 Public Works Engineering CIP Update.

7.1 – Presentation from the Eastern Sierra Community Foundation.

8.1 – Informational presentation on mobile home park regulations in California.

8.2 – Update regarding Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations.

8.3 – Understanding Credit Ratings: Standard & Poor’s Rating Review.

10.1 – Consider the Option Agreement with the Mammoth Unified School District (MUSD) for the MUSD Parcel Housing Project.

10.2 – Approve and adopt resolutions modifying the compensation plan and reclassification of specified full-time, permanent Management Employees’ Association (MEA) and Executive positions and salary schedules. View the meeting agenda or watch the meeting online [https://pub-townofmammothlakes.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f0bcc2fd-6ca5-4f18-a063-ab86aef253e5&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English] .

TOWN COUNCIL VACANCY – APPLICATIONS CLOSE AUGUST 24

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a vacancy in an unexpired term exists on the Town Council due to a resignation. The term of the appointment will expire on December 2, 2026. Interested parties should file an application available with the Town Clerk [mailto:jgray@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov] on or before Monday, August 24, 2026 at 5:00pm. The Town Council meetings are scheduled for 4:00pm on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Members of the Town Council receive a monthly stipend of $1131.90 and are eligible for the Town’s health insurance benefits.

TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES FUTURE PARK AMENITIES SURVEY

The Town of Mammoth Lakes is in the early stages of exploring potential opportunities for new park spaces at the Bell Shaped Parcel and the Whitmore Recreation Area – Expansion. The Town invites you to provide input on what park amenities you would like to use at the two potential park opportunity sites. Should the Town move forward with either of these sites, your input will be incorporated into future park designs and into the Mammoth Lakes Parks and Recreation Master Plan [https://mammothlakesparks-ktuagis.hub.arcgis.com/] . IF YOU COMPLETED THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE SURVEY BETWEEN JULY 2 AND JULY 8, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PREVIOUS VERSION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND REPLACED WITH THIS NEW VERSION IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. This survey will be open through September 30, 2026. Please share with friends, family, and neighbors to help us gather input from a wide range of Mammoth Lakes community members.

English Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FutureParkAmenities

Spanish Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FutureParkAmenities?lang=es

THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON OF SIERRA SUMMER NIGHTS!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the inaugural season of Sierra Summer Nights and helped make this new community event series such a success! We’re grateful to our local partners, vendors, performers, the Parks and Recreation Department, and everyone who joined us throughout the summer. Thank you for celebrating the vitality of our community in the spaces made possible by investing visitor dollars into local amenities and events. Sierra Summer Nights is proudly sponsored by Mammoth Lakes Tourism and the Town of Mammoth Lakes. See you next year at the park!

MAMMOTH LAKES EVENTS

August 7-16: Sierra Classic Theatre presents King Lear at Little Eagle Lodge

August 13-15: Mammoth Wine Weekend

August 21-22: Mammoth Rocks

August 29: 27th Annual Wave Rave Skate Contest

News Staff