1,000+ Comment Pages on Calaveras Draft General Plan

Planning Director Peter Maurer told the Calaveras Planning Coalition on April 6 that he has over 1,000 comment letter pages (plus many attachments) to read about the Draft General Plan released last December, and that comments “are still coming in.”  According to the director, he is about half way through the letters, and about half of the comments so far are on “global issues” such as water, community plans, economic development, “keep it rural”, and “unlimited growth.”  The remainders of comment letters are land use requests and comments on policies and programs.    The director will be compiling a report summarizing global “big picture” items for the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission, who will hold a joint meeting, probably in June. “Global issues” need to be addressed first in case a general plan change in direction is warranted. After the Board and PC give “big picture” direction, the general plan will be discussed in more detail at multiple public hearings beginning at the planning commission.   Planning Director Maurer assured the CPC that all general plan comments are part of the public record and all comments received by the deadline would be reviewed for the staff report and posted online before the jointBOS/ PC hearing. Last minute comments can still be submitted to the Planning Department by mail or email, or made to the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission at the joint meeting. Send general plan comments to: Peter Maurer, Planning Director 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249 Or e-mail: gpupdate@co.calaveras.ca.us

Read CPC’s Comments and Attachments Here