Richard Oliphant, influential Indian Wells civic leader and developer, dead at 92

Former Indian Wells Mayor Richard Oliphant Dies at 92

Former Mayor Richard “Dick” Oliphant, who is credited with helping Indian Wells avoid being dissolved or absorbed by a neighboring city, has died at the age of 92, officials announced Wednesday. When Oliphant became mayor in 1984, reduced tax revenue stemming from the 1978 passage of Proposition 13, which limited property taxes, and the 1979 passage Gann Initiative, which set spending limits, left he city with shrinking reserves and an uncertain…

Richard Oliphant, influential Indian Wells civic leader and developer, dead at 92

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Richard "Dick" Oliphant, the longtime Indian Wells developer, former mayor, philanthropist and education advocate whose influence helped shape the Coachella Valley for decades, has died at age 92, according to Indian Wells Mayor Toper Taylor. Few individuals have shaped the growth and development of Indian Wells and the Coachella Valley as The post Richard Oliphant, influential Indian Wells civic leader and developer, dead…