Mammoth Lakes Community e-News: January 23, 2026

Town Council Meeting Action Items for January 21, 2026

Town Council approved the second amendment to the Mammoth Lakes Housing, Inc. Professional Services Agreement to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2026, and authorized the Town Manager to purchase a hangar at the Mammoth Yosemite Airport for storage of Town equipment. View the Town Council meeting agenda or watch the meeting online [https://pub-townofmammothlakes.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=bdee2177-8dd1-4866-8af3-413066ab7c37&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English] .

Panorama Dome Area Closed for Fuels Reduction Efforts

Good snow coverage means conditions are ideal to continue fuels reduction efforts in the Mammoth Lakes area, and on January 20, the U.S. Forest Service – Inyo National Forest began pile burning in two locations. The first is approximately 2 acres along Lake Mary Road, near Camp High Sierra and the second is 48 acres on Panorama Dome. To safely perform pile burning operations in these locations, from now until February 18, the public is prohibited from entering the Panorama Project Area Closure shown on the map. [https://www.facebook.com/townofmammothlakes/posts/pfbid02pancKg4FimAxKcrUrze53RUnQVFGfwADxYPi8MrNGZvdCqzRmNkYoSTE81U3z8GCl] This area is very dense in fuels with many piles to burn, and the agency wants to ensure that no member of the public gets injured during these operations. A violation of the closure could result in fines or imprisonment. Smoke will be visible from Mammoth Lakes, Highway 395, Highway 203, and Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Please be patient during this time while our partners do their work. Ultimately, fuels reduction projects like these make our forest healthier and our community safer.

Parks, Recreation and You, Let’s Plan What’s Next!

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FREE Tax Help February through April 15th

It’s that time of year again. The AARP Foundation Tax Aide programs in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes using IRS-certified volunteers are able to prepare your federal and state tax returns online without charge to low-and moderate-income residents. Please call one of the following numbers for an appointment or for more information: Bishop (760) 938-0468 or Mammoth Lakes at (760) 914-4352. We encourage all taxpayers to file early even if they potentially owe money as those payments are not due until April 15th, regardless of when they file their tax return.

Community Coffee

The next Community Coffee will be Thursday, January 29 at 8:30am on this Zoom link [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85087147614] . Andrew Mulford, the Trails Program Manager for the Town of Mammoth Lakes Office of Outdoor Recreation will talk about the Town’s expanded winter grooming program. In addition, the Mammoth Lakes Chamber and Mammoth Lakes Tourism teams will provide updates. Our featured coffee shop this month is Looney Bean. We continue to use the Mobilozophy platform to provide a mobile coupon only attendees may redeem for free coffee and tea drinks.

Town Meetings

February 3 – Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Suite Z, 2:30pm

February 4 – Town Council meeting, Suite Z, 4:00pm

February 9 – Parks and Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Suite Z, 5:30pm

February 11 – Planning and Economic Development Commission meeting, Suite Z, 9:00am

News Staff