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CREEK FIRE INFORMATION:

• NEW MONO COUNTY CREEK FIRE WEBSITE FOR LOCAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION - CLICK HERE
• Sierra National Forest Facebook Live community presentation for the Town of Mammoth Lakes at 7:00pm on Saturday, September 19 
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WILDFIRE SMOKE AND AIR QUALITY IMPACTS IN MONO COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES

California wildfires, and the Creek Fire in particular, have brought smoke and significant air quality impacts to all areas of Mono County over the past several weeks, and especially over the past few days. It is likely that we may see additional smoke im...

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED FUNDING TO MAMMOTH LAKES SMALL BUSINESSES

On June 17, the Mammoth Lakes Town Council approved a Business Assistance Program to provide grants to small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19. Investing Town funds into small, local businesses serves an important governmental purpose of providing...

TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTS URGENCY ORDINANCE TO ENFORCE MONO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS

On September 2, 2020, the Mammoth Lakes Town Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance amending the Town of Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code regarding penalties and issuance of citations in order to protect the public peace, health, and safety of Mammoth Lakes res...

GOVERNOR NEWSOM RELEASES BLUEPRINT FOR A SAFER ECONOMY

On August 28, Governor Newsom released a “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” a stringent, careful statewide plan for living with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) that replaces the “County Data Monitoring List.” The Bluepri...

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MCOE ISSUE STATEMENT ON THE REOPENING OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION

On Sunday, August 23, Mono County was officially removed from the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) COVID-19 (Coronavirus) County Data Monitoring List following three consecutive days of local data meeting State thresholds. If Mono...

SECOND DEATH DUE TO COVID-19 IN MONO COUNTY CONFIRMED

The second death of a Mono County resident due to COVID-19 has been confirmed.

The patient passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020. Initially found to have COVID-19 through Mono County Public Health contact tracing on July 27, the patient was later admitte...

MAMMOTH LAKES RESTAURANT SECTOR COMES TOGETHER TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS

The Town of Mammoth Lakes and Mono County Public Health Department wish to express appreciation for the many local restaurants working with us to keep our community safe from the indiscriminate spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 

Following a surge ...

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTELS, LODGING AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES

Dr. Tom Boo, Mono County Public Health Officer, issued an Order on August 11, 2020 that supersedes and replaces the June 18, 2020 Health Officer Order regulating lodging within the Town of Mammoth Lakes. This Order does not apply to unincorporated areas o...

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES $111,352 IN FUNDING TO MAMMOTH LAKES SMALL BUSINESSES

The Mammoth Lakes Business Assistance Program (BAP) has approved $111,352 in funding for 13 Mammoth Lakes small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19. 

Town Council established a Business Assistance Program comprised of $300,000 ($200,000 from...

MONO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ISSUES ORDER ON GATHERINGS

On July 31, 2020, Dr. Tom Boo, Mono County Public Health Officer, issued an updated Public Health Order clarifying the restrictions placed on gatherings, and establishing limits on outdoor wedding ceremonies, which are permitted.  The Order is ef...

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES STATEWIDE FACE COVERING ORDER

On June 18, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued guidance mandating the use of cloth face coverings by the general public when outside the home (with exceptions).  Effective immediately, people in California must wear face cov...

TOWN AWARDED $20 MILLION GRANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARCEL

The Town of Mammoth Lakes, along with their selected development partner, Pacific West Communities, Inc. of Eagle, Idaho, have been awarded a grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for design and construction of infrastr...

UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR HOTELS, LODGING AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES

On June 18, Dr. Tom Boo, Mono County Public Health Officer, rescinded the May 18 Local Health Officer Order which defined restrictions on lodging facilities within the Town of Mammoth Lakes, replacing it with an updated Order. The June 18 Order now permit...

INTERIM RESTAURANT AND RETAIL BUSINESS OPERATING RULES FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES

To facilitate allowing retail and dining businesses to begin reopening, the Mammoth Lakes Town Manager authorizes the following temporary changes to Town’s usual standards and requirements for outdoor dining, outdoor displays and sales, temporar...

MAMMOTH LAKES TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTING TENANTS

At the regular meeting of the Mammoth Lakes Town Council on April 15, Council adopted an urgency ordinance enacting a moratorium on evictions for tenants who have a substantial loss of income due to COVID-19. Previously, the Town Council had voted to limi...

PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHES THE TONY COLASARDO SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In recognition and in memory of long-time Town of Mammoth Lakes Recreation Commissioner Tony Colasardo, the Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Colasardo family, have established the Tony Colasardo Scholarship Fund.

Tony Colasardo was ...