Bridges to be replaced, but not anytime soon

By Stephen Crane | Posted: Friday, October 25, 2013 / The Calaveras Enterprise Two river crossings – one that was destroyed a decade ago – will likely not be replaced for years to come. Environmental requirements were named as the main holdup. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday and voted unanimously to approve the allocation of more than $1.2 million in federal dollars for the environmental assessment and design phase of... Read More

Boom goes bust in Calaveras

October 23, 2013 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – Crews this week are demolishing and hauling away one of the last visible reminders of the Calaveras Cement plant that provided material for construction of such major landmarks as the California Aqueduct, the Bay Bridge and Pardee Dam. A row of 100-foot silos that once stored cement was left behind when most of the rest of the old plant was removed in 2005. The Calaveras Cement factory last operated in... Read More

Forest Service seeks input on year-round recreation

October 22, 2013 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comments on how it will respond to proposals for year-round recreation at ski resorts operating in national forests. In recent years, ski resorts including Bear Valley Mountain ski area on Highway 4 in Alpine County have been seeking to expand recreation in times outside the traditional ski season. Examples include disc golf, hiking and mountain biking. Bear Valley... Read More

After the Rim Fire: What’s next for the Sierra?

Foothill Conservancy President Katherine Evatt and local consultant John Hofmann talk about management needs in the Sierra’s forests. Calaveras Enterprise op-ed, October 11  Read More

Reservoirs remain well below historical averages

An updatable graphic available on Twitter shows the current as well as historic averages of California’s reservoirs. See here. National Weather Service, October 13  Read More

Outdoor Amador is ‘Rollin’ on the river’

Editor’s note: The next few installments of Outdoor Amador will detail Mike’s kayak trip down the Mokelumne River, from the Lake Camanche Dam to the California Delta. Here The Mokelumne River begins in the Stanislaus National Forest, high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It starts its long journey down to the Pacific Ocean by flowing out of Highland Lakes, an area that can be easily accessed via a jeep road off Highway 4. You can drive or walk... Read More

First the Rim Fire, then the politics

In the wake of the state’s third-largest wildfire, Rep. Tom McClintock, is responding by pushing a radical rewrite of environmental laws that would give timber firms a free hand to salvage usable trees left behind by the blaze. A second bill backed by the GOP wants to double timber cuts in federal forests. Read Story Here  Read More

Harrington brought back to familiar role

Calaveras Enterprise Brent Harrington is no stranger to county government. He’s served in multiple roles throughout the years, and the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors has brought him back for more. After former Planning Director Rebecca Willis announced her resignation in August and left her post in mid-September, county officials scrambled for a temporary replacement and Harrington proved to be the natural choice. “I was approached by the... Read More

Water School just the start of vocational training vision

By Dana M. Nichols October 14, 2013 Record Staff Writer VALLEY SPRINGS – Businessman Tom Coe’s dream of remaking Valley Springs into a hub for vocational training and industry is now more than just a dream. A key piece of Coe’s vision – a school to train water utility plant operators – began holding classes on an elementary school campus in town over summer and is expected to move in a few months to the 640 acres of... Read More

CCWD to revisit sprinkler policy

By Stephen Crane | Posted: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:02 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_0affd33e-3286-11e3-a138-0019bb2963f4.html   The Calaveras County Water District Board met Wednesday morning and discussed the role fire-suppression systems now play in home construction.   “This is about cost,” said Director Jeff Davidson. “It’s an issue before us because it’s too expensive.”   The state’s Building Standards... Read More