Meetings: Board of Supervisors; Planning Commission

The Board of Supervisors agenda for May 10, 2016 is now on the website. The Marijuana Cultivation & Commerce Urgency Ordinance and Staff Memo will be posted before 5:00 PM, Friday, May 6, 2016, meeting the Brown Act Posting Requirement. Link for agenda https://calaverascountyca.iqm2.com//Citizens/detail_meeting.aspx?ID=1964 ______________________________________________________ Next Planning Commission meeting May 12  (No PC meeting on May 5)... Read More

Planning Commission Meeting – April 28, 2016

AGENDA 2014-032 Tentative parcel Map for Lodato Planning Commission review and recommendation to the Board of Supervisorson the General Plan Update. Topic of discussion:  Safety Element (will be posted at a later date) Study Session Planning Commission recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding regulation of medical cannabis cultivation and commerce.  Read More

Supervisors kill marijuana urgency ordinance

For the moment, land rush continues without limit …the measure failed on a 2-3 vote, with Supervisors Cliff Edson, Steve Kearney and Michael Oliveira opposed. Oliveira said he now thinks that maybe he would rather ban cultivation completely…he wants to “put it before the voters. I think the public should be part of this decision.” “Unfortunately, the county chose to do nothing,” said Caslin Tomaszewski, director... Read More

Valley Springs advocacy group submits asphalt plant issues to county

The MyValleySprings.com advocacy group on Tuesday submitted to Calaveras County its own 83-page initial study of the potential environmental impacts of a hot asphalt batch plant proposed at Hogan Quarry near Valley Springs. Read Article Here  Read More

County proposes temporary ban on new and expanded marijuana farms

Officials hope to head off land rush by would-be cannabis growers New medical marijuana gardens will be temporarily banned in Calaveras County under a draft urgency ordinance that county officials released on Tuesday. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting the urgency ordinance when it meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in its chambers, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Read Here  Proposed urgency ordinance regulating medical marijuana  Read More

Planners say best way to preserve open space is by thinning forests

Commission to vote Thursday on new goal, policies, measures By Sonia Waraich sonia@calaverasenterprise.com / March 7, 2016 Top of Form Bottom of Form The Calaveras County Planning Commission has decided the best way to conserve open space in the county is to thin the forests rather than attempt to reach state mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate for the loss of native vegetation. At the March 3 meeting on the conservation element... Read More

As rain falls in California, tensions rise over who gets the water*

Sen. Feinstein and farmers want more water pumped south, feds say they can’t pump more legally, fishing families hope to restore failing fisheries. Sacramento Bee, March 12  Read More

State lifts water connection moratorium in San Andreas and Mokelumne Hill

Calaveras Public Utility District continues to work on pipeline to connect with Schaad’s Reservoir, convinces state to drop water hookup moratorium. Calaveras Enterprise, March 14  Read More

CCWD staff urges board to reject rate increase

A rate increase that would fund capital improvement projects on the district’s list are unnecessary according to staff. Calaveras Enterprise, March 10  Read More

State, county fall short of water goals

Calaveras County Water District customers in January slacked off on their water conservation efforts, reducing use by only 14.7 percent compared to the same period in 2013. That was short of the 16 percent conservation target the state mandates for the district. Calaveras Enterprise  Read More