Developer will not pay for improvements to Olive Orchard Road

After less than 20 minutes of discussion, an almost 12-year debate over who will pay to improve a roughly one-mile stretch of Olive Orchard Road leading from Highway 26 to the Olive Orchard Estates development came to a conclusion Tuesday when a divided board of supervisors decided it would not be the developer. Read article here  Read More

Calaveras County throws out the 2010 Mintier General Plan

Calaveras County denies CPC’s public records request for the Mintier General Plan. In the December 4 letter of denial  the County states the one reason for the denial is “that the County no longer has a copy of the December 2010 Mintier General Plan.” You can read the December 4 letter, a press release from CAP/CPC facilitator Tom Infusion, and his response to the denial in a testimony at the County Board of Supervisors meeting... Read More

Calaveras Planning Coalition requests copy of Mintier General Plan

In  a press released on Tuesday November 24, the Calaveras Planning Coalition presented a formal written request to Calaveras County Planning Director Peter Maurer for a copy of the Mintier General Plan. “That plan was prepared over a four year period, at a cost of over $900,000, before the consultant was replaced in November of 2012.  Since then, the County has refused to let the public see the Mintier General Plan, and has entered into... Read More

Resource Production Element of Draft General Plan to be reviewed at Planning Commission meeting Nov. 19.

Next week’s Nov.12 PC meeting will have only 4 Ag preserves on the agenda; nothing on the GPU.  Read More

Planning Commission General Plan Update Recommended Edits to the Board of Supervisors

The Land Use Element has been posted to the website. http://www.planning.calaverasgov.us/GeneralPlanUpdate.aspx  Read More

Calaveras County Resource Conservation District?

A request to the Calaveras Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has been made by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors to form a Calaveras Resource Conservation District (RCD). There will be a LAFCO Public Hearing on the RCD proposal November 16 at 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. Go to the LAFCO Announcements & Public Notices page to access “Public Notice RCD formation November 16, 2015 Hearing”; click here for Nov. 16... Read More

Olive Orchard Estates Appeal

On September 22, with Supervisor Oliveira absent, the Board of Supervisors voted 2-2-1 to support local residents’ Appeal against a Modification of Permit (to remove requirements for the developer to improve Olive Orchard Road). Because it was a tie vote and a majority vote is needed to take action, no action was taken. According toCounty Counsel, since the Board of Supervisors took no action on the Appeal, the Planning Commission decision to approve... Read More

Asphalt Plant Update.

On August 13, Ford and CB Asphalt’s appeal of the Hazardous Materials/ CUP requirement was heard by the Planning Commission. After 5-1/2 hours of testimony and discussion, commissioners asked for more information & analysis, and continued the appeal hearing to Sept. 10. On Sept. 10, information requested of the appellant had not yet been received, so the hearing was continued to Oct. 8. On Oct. 8, information still had not been received,... Read More

Is it the Planning Commission’s role to disregard years of public input and to rewrite the general plan update to their taste?

Shouldn’t they be building on all the work done over the last 9 years and incorporating public comments—not starting over with an emphasis on development and property rights, without a balance with public benefit?  For more thoughts on this, read M. Zeller Opinion, “Take a Lode Off: The future of sprawl before us” (Calaveras Enterprise, November 3, 2015).  Read More

Planning Commission Revising Draft General Plan Page by Page.

The Planning Commission continues to meet to review the draft General Plan, page by page and line by line.They are making many major policy and text changes “on the fly” and with no opportunity for public review of changes.  The PC has completed review and edits of the Vision and Guiding Principles, Introduction, Noise Element, Technical Background Report, and much of the Land Use Element.  Review of the Land Use Element and Programs continues... Read More