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Your voice is needed! Your input can help improve affordable housing, agricultural land conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, fire safety, evacuation preparedness, and wildlife habitat conservation. Calaveras County is in the strategic planning process and is identifying economic challenges and opportunities which will include plans for building a resilient local economy. As part of this process, the County is conducting a survey to hear... Read More
HAVE YOU SEEN? Letters to the EditorCommunity Action Project has been participating regularly in the local public discourse via Letters to the Editor in local newspapers. These Letters are written by local community members looking to express and influence opinion in their communities. Keep your finger on the pulse of local opinion by reading them yourself! Links provided below. Our recent Letters (sometimes printed with different titles) were:“Be Proud of Democracy and... Read More
ACTION ALERT: Public comments needed on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan this Thursday, April 28Muriel Zeller / CAP/CPC / April 12, 2022 On Thursday, April 28, 2022, 9:00 AM, the Calaveras County Planning Commission will hear from staff and consultants on the proposed implementation measures for the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Plan. The draft measures make for some interesting reading. It is a very ambitious draft plan, and the consultants suggest designating a department to implement the plan, hiring additional staff, and applying for... Read More
It is time to try something new when it comes to implementing plans in Calaveras CountyEditorIt is time to try something new when it comes to implementing plans in Calaveras County.Calaveras County is preparing a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions countywide. This plan is being prepared through the Council of Governments with the help of the Sierra Business Council.As we know from the debates of this issue during the General Plan update, some people here are going to think that this plan is a good idea, and some people are going... Read More
Empty Promises – a 13 Year General Plan ProcessCAP Outreach Coordinator Megan Fiske authored this letter right before fire season began early with the Campo Seco fire As published in the West Point News May 2021 Dear Editor, Calaveras County spent 13 years updating its General Plan. The update was supposed to take just two years. Not surprisingly, the tortured and wearisome result is mostly empty promises. The Calaveras County General Plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors in November... Read More
CCWD must be transparent in the sale of this acreageCPC Member Nancy Henderson authored this letter to the editor regarding the sale of surplus CCWD acreage in Copperopolis Calaveras Enterprise / April 15, 2021 Editor As Copperopolis continues to grow, with the hope of retaining our rural character and improving our water system infrastructure, District 4 Supervisor Amanda Folendorf will be focusing on several issues. Two of those issues should be: 1. An approved Copperopolis Community... Read More
