Public Hearing on Valley Springs Asphalt Plant

Valley Springs Hogan Quarry Asphalt Plant Update: PC Appeals Hearing Thursday June 25, 9 a.m. Asphalt Plant NOT “Gone” Application to Construct “Incomplete”; Ford Fights CEQA Environmental Review Public Discussion Needed Appeals Hearing Information Packet Contains ZERO Public Comment Letters Asphalt Plant Appeals Hearing this Thursday! The Calaveras County Planning Commission will hear all Appeals for the Hogan Quarry asphalt plant at 9... Read More

Draft General Plan Update – Public Comments

The Calaveras County Planning Department has released the public comments on the 2014 Draft General Plan Public Comments are now posted on the Calaveras Planning Department page: http://www.planning.calaverasgov.us/Planning.aspx Public comments are sorted into groups based on the last name of the commenting party. The files below are  .pdf format and could be large, downloading could take a few minutes.    A Through C50 MB D Through... Read More

Tell Your Supervisors what you want in your general plan

TELL YOUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHAT YOU WANT IN THE GENERAL PLAN Last year Calaveras County released the text of the Draft General Plan for public comment.  That text did not include the Community Plans.  That text did not include the vision and principles developed in 2008 after two years of public workshops.  Attached you find the Calaveras Planning Coalition’s petition (Earth Day Petition 2015) for county residents to sign and “Tell... Read More

MokeWise Final Reports: Public Review

The MokeWISE Final Report and IRWM Integration Chapter are ready for public review.  Both of these documents are posted to the website, at http://mokewise.org/documents Comments on these documents are due to me (Jordie Bornstein at jordie@rainwater-associates.com) by Wednesday June 3rd.  On Monday June 1st, the fifth and final public meeting will be held at the San Joaquin Farm Bureau beginning at 6.30pm.  I have attached the agenda and flyer... Read More

Board of Supervisors – Housing Element on Agenda

May 26 Board of Supervisors meeting, Housing Element on agenda; agenda online at county webite: Agenda Item 25. Approve the resolution adopting an addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration and adopting the 2015 Housing Element  Read More

Board of Supervisors/ Planning Commission meeting: General Plan Update

Important General Plan meeting!! June 30, likely date for joint Board of Supervisors/ Planning Commission meeting. This will be an evening meeting (5th Tuesday of the month).The timing is not set yet. Purpose of joint meeting is General Plan related. Possible location- San Andreas Town Hall. More specific information and staff reports will become available later. Please spread the word about this meeting and look for more information as the date... Read More

Angels Camp budget on track, city still recovering

Union Democrat, May 6, 2015 The Angels Camp City Council on Tuesday heard an update on its annual budget and a “State of the City” report from its finance department. City Administrator Michael McHatten gave an overview of expenses and revenues thus far in the fiscal year in a third-quarter report, which he said is probably the most important budget update before the summer budgeting period. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the council: Approved... Read More

Community Workshop for the Calaveras County Regional Bicycle, Pedestrian and Safe Routes to School Plan!

Dear Engaged Community Citizen – Join us for a Community Workshop for the Calaveras County Regional Bicycle, Pedestrian and Safe Routes to School Plan! We are updating the countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans and adding a new Safe Routes to School component. You are invited to attend a community workshop to review the Draft Plan! We are holding two community meetings to make it easier for you to attend. Both meetings will include the... Read More

County general plan gets low marks

“It appears as if the county is going out of its way to avoid providing any guidance for both orderly economic development and sound resource conservation,” said Tom Infusino, an attorney for the Calaveras Planning Coalition. Click here for article—Calaveras Enterprise, April 10, 2015  Read More

1,000+ Comment Pages on Calaveras Draft General Plan

Planning Director Peter Maurer told the Calaveras Planning Coalition on April 6 that he has over 1,000 comment letter pages (plus many attachments) to read about the Draft General Plan released last December, and that comments “are still coming in.”  According to the director, he is about half way through the letters, and about half of the comments so far are on “global issues” such as water, community plans, economic development, “keep... Read More