Action Alert: Send your gratitude and other comments on the Evacuation Preparedness Plan to Calaveras Ready by August 31

Calaveras Ready recently completed the Draft Calaveras County Evacuation and Access Needs Assessment and Preparedness Plan.  The consultants working on the plan asked residents to identify locations on their most likely evacuation routes where road capacity bottlenecks, landslides, flooding, or other conditions could impede their evacuation. Over 200 people responded, identifying over 750 such impediments to their evacuation. These were consolidated... Read More

Action Alert: Thank and Encourage the Planning Commission for its Work on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

On August 10, the Calaveras County Planning Commission will receive a list of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures that, when implemented, will be sufficient to meet the County’s reduction targets by 2030.  This is the culmination of over three years of work inventorying GHG emissions, identifying reduction targets, and refining programs to reduce GHG emissions.  Click here to view the memo from the consultants working on... Read More

Long-term Problems Calaveras County Did Not Address in a Timely Manner

And Some Suggestions to Help Ourselves as We Advocate for Change Below you will find a list of long-term problems Calaveras County has neglected to appropriately address in a timely manner in the 21st century. You will learn how the 2019 General Plan Update (GPU) fails to address most of these longstanding problems as well. However, you will also find examples and suggestions for how individuals, families, businesses, and non-profit organizations... Read More

Copperopolis Community Plan Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for July 27

2ND-COPPEROPOLIS-COMMUNITY-PLAN-TOWN-HALL-MEETING-ANNOUNCEMENT-Final-Version-7-13-23.docxDownload Click here to view the comments submitted so far Click here to view photos of the historic buildings mentioned in the plan NOTICE OF SECOND 2023 COPPEROPOLISCOMMUNITY PLAN TOWN HALL MEETING THE ARMORY IN COPPEROPOLIS 777 ANTELOPE STREET,COPPEROPOLIS, CA 95228 Calaveras County District 4 Supervisor Amanda Folendorf and the Calaveras CountyPlanning... Read More

CCWD to Consider Proposed Rate Increases

The CCWD Board of Directors is considering a five year rate increase for both water and sewer fees. The proposed rate increase for customers with both water and sewer service through CCWD is shown below. Contact your CCWD Director if you have comments about the proposed rate increase. Current Bi-Monthly= $330.98 FY2024= $375.42.   FY2025= $433.42.   FY2026= $497.30. FY2027= $570.65.   FY2028= $613.68 Again these... Read More

CPC Member walking to raise funds for local causes

A longtime Calaveras Planning Coalition member, Mickey Williamson is launching a summer-long fundraiser. Here’s what she has to share… “My name is Mickey Williamson, and I am launching a summer-long fundraiser. Between July 1 and September 30, I will track every mile I walk or hike for exercise and enjoyment. I think that will be over 200 miles. I invite you to make a pledge per mile, or simply pledge a single donation. If a donation,... Read More

Draft Copperopolis Community Plan Available – Comments due July 7th

Calaveras County has released a draft Copperopolis Community Plan. You can view the plan on the Planning Department website here, or download the plan by clicking here. Copperopolis Community Plan Comments Due July 7 The future of property values, taxes and fees, overcrowding, gentrification, fire prevention and protection, law enforcement, traffic congestion, Lake Tulloch congestion and water supply, sewer service, fire service, reclaim water,... Read More

Town Hall Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Integrated Waste Management Proposition 218 Parcel Fee Increase

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2023 COPPEROPOLIS COMMUNITY PLAN
SOLICITATION FOR COMMENTS

Calaveras County invites members of the community and the general public to provide comments on the proposed Copperopolis Community Plan. A map of the Copperopolis Community Area is below. NOTE: There is not yet a proposed draft community plan for Copperopolis available for review. The County is seeking input about the elements of a community plan described below. Members of the CPC from Copperopolis drafted their own Copperopolis Community Plan... Read More

Sierra Sprawl – 26 years later

In October of 1997 the Stockton Record published a special edition called “Sierra Sprawl” that highlighted a variety of issues plaguing communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Unfortunately, many of these issues persist today, 26 years later. View and download scans of the newspaper below. Sierra-sprawl-pp.-1-3-vertical-1Download Sierra-Sprawl-pp.-4-6-verticalDownload  Read More