Congressman John Garamendi calls Delta plan ‘irrational, destructive and foolish’

Garamendi said he is in the process of creating and presenting an alternative plan that will solve the water issues. He said it will be released “soon.” Read Story: Daily Democrat, March 20  Read More

Snow Survey Points to Dry Year

January through March may be the driest year since snow surveys began, but many reservoirs are full thanks to November and December rain and snow SacBee: Read Here Mokelemue Snowpack Ranges 0% to 74% of average. Read: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES  Read More

Reflecting on benefits after 40 years of Endangered Species Act

2013 is the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, intended to preserve the rich diversity of our nation’s wildlife. Sacramento Bee op-ed, March 23 http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/23/5286232/reflecting-on-benefits-after-40.html  Read More

Board adopts Tulloch rental ordinance

After nearly two years of heated discussion and debate, Calaveras County supervisors approved a new ordinance regulating short-term rental properties at Lake Tulloch during Tuesday’s board meeting. The ordinance does not apply to other rentals in the county. The new ordinance requires all short-term rental property owners in Lake Tulloch subdivisions to file an administrative use permit prior to renting their properties. Permits can be revoked... Read More

Supervisors to get down to business

A special study session developing methods to improve economic development in Calaveras County will be the highlight of Tuesday’s Board of Super-visors meeting. District 1 Supervisor Cliff Edson, who is acting as the 1:30 p.m. study session’s chair, encouraged members of the public to attend and share their thoughts and recommendations with the board. Supervisors will also look at approving an additional $23,087 for Jenny Lind Elementary School’s... Read More

The Economic and Environmental Impact of CEQA

This study asks two questions: 1) what has been the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)’s effect on the California economy, And 2) what has been CEQA’s effect on the California environment? This study seeks to improve on existing research by addressing jointly with both quantitative analysis and cases studies the dual questions of what has CEQA’s impact been on California’s economy and environment. Read the study here: Econ-Environ-Impact-of-CEQA-Philips-March-2013  Read More

Calaveras sees more green in future

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer March 21, 2013 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – The “sea of yellow” is on its way out. Calaveras County officials use that term for areas marked in yellow on planning maps that have long designated huge swaths of the county for future rural housing tracts. Instead, a new map being created as the county updates its General Plan designates those areas in green and will consider them “resource production”... Read More

Economic booms don’t just happen

By Buzz Eggleston | Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:45 am Larry Cope is an optimist, but his views on how to improve Calaveras County’s economy aren’t real comforting. “The thing that Calaveras runs into is that now you have two  established retail shopping regions on either side of you,” he said. Those retail hubs in Sonora and in Amador County, along with major  stores, auto dealers, and other businesses in the valley, bleed money ... Read More

High-speed Internet key for foothill businesses

By Joel Metzger | Posted: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:55 am Access to high-speed Internet is hard to come by in many  foothill communities, but with fiber lines now running through  Calaveras  County and innovative entrepreneurs  expanding their businesses, both large and small businesses are sure to get a  boost. One such business, which upgraded to high-speed Internet  about 10 months ago, has already seen a huge increase in  sales. Charlie... Read More

General plan takes a big step forward

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:29 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_8400561e-9303-11e2-a6af-001a4bcf887a.html  As promised,  Calaveras  County’s emerging general plan  envisions more open space on the outskirts of larger, core  communities.  It continues to be a work in progress,  however. A special joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors  and the county’s Planning Commission Tuesday drew... Read More