BREAKING! Coalition urges Supervisors to include Community Plans in General Plan Update

Members of the Calaveras Planning Coalition attended yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting urging the Board to include Community Plans in the General Plan Update. This is the fourth presentation the Coalition has given. Read the full press release .   2019 is the year all of our hard work is coming to fruition and we could not do it without financial contributions from our supporters. Please consider a tax-deductible donation Thank... Read More

General Plan Final EIR Released!

The Calaveras County General Plan final EIR has been released. Read the press release from Planning Director, Peter Maurer here . Review the full EIR here .   As the CPC’s work continues in the coming months (and boy is our work being put to the test!), support from individuals, members, and supporters is vital. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to help us continue our work.  Read More

2019 General Plan Comprehensive Guide

Whew! We’ve been busy for 12 years and sometimes all the work that we’ve done can get lost among all the other important work we’ve been doing NOT related to the General Plan. Below are the most important, easy to access in one place, “need to know” documents, letters, and comments from CAP and the CPC over the years. This is a timeline, with our earliest work at the top and the most recent at the bottom. It is easily... Read More

VIDEO! CPC urges County to adopt a legally defensible General Plan

As noted elsewhere, the CPC delivered public comments to the Board of Supervisors on January 22. Watch the video here. Spoiler: Joyce’s part is toward the end. It’s so worth it! As our work continues in the coming months, please consider a monetary donation to the CPC.  Read More

New Board Fast Tracks Commercial Pot Study

From the Valley Springs News. Read the full article here  Read More

Memo delivered to Board of Supervisors on GPU and DEIR fixes on January 22

Today, Tuesday January 22, 2019, members of the CPC attended the Board of Supervisors meeting to provide public comment urging the County to create a legally defensible General Plan. This memo summarizes solutions to fix the General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This memo concludes with a one-page summary listing each of the CEQA problems associated with the General Plan... Read More

ACTION ALERT! Ask the Board to Approve the Airola Application “as is” December 4.

Oak Canyon Ranch was a 3000 acre+ development approved in the Copperopolis area. It was not built. After it went bankrupt, the property was purchased by the Airola Family, who had been leasing it and grazing cattle on it for 60 years. The Airolas want to keep it as grazing land under an agricultural preserve. To do so, they need the County to change the general plan and zoning for the property back to agricultural, and to secure an agricultural preserve... Read More

Citizens and Agencies Submitted DEIR Comments: read them all here!

In addition to the comments submitted by members of CAP and CPC, dozens of concerned citizens and agencies really came through and provided comments on the General Plan Update Draft Environmental Impact Report. Read the rest of the DEIR comment letters from citizens and agencies here Rest of Comment Letters. For easy reference to specific comments, see below for page reference. CalTrans, p. 151 Center for Biological Diversity, p. 158 California Department... Read More

Calaveras County General Plan DEIR Weaknesses

Throughout the month of August, the CPC worked tirelessly to review the Calaveras County General Plan Update Draft Environmental Impact Report. We came up with over 25 issues or weaknesses that need to be addressed. Over the coming months, the CPC will be attending board meetings to address these issues. Click DEIR WEAKNESSES to see the outline of what we found.  Read More

CPC General Plan DEIR Comments Submitted to County

After 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