Calaveras County planners to look at 10 community plans

General Plan hearing Thursday on local elements By Terry Grillo terry@calaverasenterprise.com / July 11, 2016   After wavering several times between including and excluding community plans as part of an updated Calaveras County General Plan, elected county leaders now say they want to include at least some of the community plans. And a hearing Thursday before the Calaveras County Planning Commission will give community members their chance to... Read More

Calaveras Planning Commission Meetings

Next Planning Commission meeting scheduled for July 28- starting on General Plan Land Use map  Read More

D2 Community Plans will be presented to the Planning Commission

Thursday, July 14, all community plans from D2 and a few more will be considered by the Calaveras Planning Commission for approval and inclusion in the General Plan Update.  This topic will be the only one on the Agenda so you are encouraged to arrive at 9:00 a.m. when the meeting begins. Planning Director, Peter Maurer, has met with representatives from all communities and is recommending versions of our plans which very closely resemble those... Read More

ASPHALT PLANT UPDATE

Hogan Quarry – CB Asphalt Update.  The proposed hot asphalt plant at the Hogan Quarry inValley Springs is still on hold pending commitment by the applicant, CB Asphalt to: Agree to pay for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Sign an Indemnification Agreement with Calaveras County The County sent a letter to the applicant on February 19, 2016, regarding issuance of the hot plant Authority to Construct (ATC), which said, “We intend to... Read More

New Medical Center for Valley Springs

On June 9, the Planning Commission approved the Mark Twain Healthcare District application for a new outpatient family medical clinic in Valley Springs, located on the southwest corner of Hwy 26 and Vista del Lago.  The medical clinic is Phase 1 of a two phase development. Phase 2 may include future retail, restaurants, and an assisted living facility. Clinic buildings have been designed to blend in with the existing natural character of the area... Read More

GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY GROUPS BRING A WIN AND AWARENESS TO EL DORADO COUNTY

June 8, 2016, Placerville, CA Save Our County, Residents Involved in Positive Planning, and the Shingle Springs Community Alliance would like to thank the voters of El Dorado County for the adoption of Measure E.  Measure E retains a new and improved 1998 Measure Y while sending a clear message that projects which create gridlock on our roads will not be tolerated. Measure G lost by a slim margin, informing the Board of Supervisors that it is not... Read More

Divided supervisors OK paying to study cannabis impacts

Environmental review required for permanent ordinance By Terry Grillo terry@calaverasenterprise.com / June 16, 2016 Top of Form Bottom of Form Funding for an environmental impact report – a key element in crafting a permanent ordinance to regulate medical marijuana cultivation and commerce – nearly failed for lack of second, and then passed by the narrowest of margins at the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. Planning Director... Read More

Massive golf development near Copperopolis scratched

By Terry Grillo terry@calaverasenterprise.com / June 15, 2016 Top of Form Bottom of Form Oak Canyon Ranch near Copperopolis, once planned as the largest golf course resort and housing development in Calaveras County, will instead remain as grazing land and could soon be permanently preserved through a conservation easement. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday opened the door for that conservation easement by voting unanimously to... Read More

Late announcement of full EIR does not rebuild trust

The proposed construction of an asphalt plant at the Hogan Quarry in Valley Springs where there are more than 500 homes within a mile of the site has caused a great concern and discord within the community. Read Article Here  Read More

Planners to look at San Andreas development

The Calaveras Council of Governments and Calaveras County have scheduled a public meeting to discuss the development of the south end of San Andreas at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. Report from the Calaveras Enterprise  Read More