Fire districts urged to look at mergers

By Lucas Youngblood | Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 Consolidating current fire districts was the hot item during the Local Agency Formation Commission meeting in San Andreas on Monday. Calaveras County LAFCo, the body responsible for deciding the sphere of influences for government agencies, held a periodical service review of fire service providers in the county. The review took into consideration the future needs of Calaveras in regards to fire... Read More

The Board of Supervisors recently accepted the 2012 Annual Progress Report on the County’s 2010 Housing Element.

 The report contains information about the number of affordable housing units produced county wide during calendar year 2012 and progress on implementing Housing Element programs. You can read the entire report here: 2012 HE Annual Progress Report    Read More

Calaveras transportation agency works on budget

The Calaveras Council of Governments is planning for major road improvements in the coming years. Read Here                Read More

New general plan pushed back a year

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:16 am Calaveras County should have a completely updated general plan by November of 2014 – probably. In a new timeline unveiled at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Planning Director Rebecca Willis announced the new deadline. It provides nearly an additional year tacked onto the original December 2013 deadline approved by the former board last fall. The first deadline, deemed to have... Read More

Water element gains steam

By Joel Metzger | Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Joint agency effort urged After a failed initial attempt to add a water element into Calaveras County’s general plan, General Manager Mitch Dion of the Calaveras County Water District hopes to breathe new life into the effort. “The water element is essential because water is closely tied to economic growth and development, and it also is an underpinning of predictability of economic development in... Read More

New planning commissioner signs on

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Filling a seat that has been vacant for more than five months, Valley Springs resident and businesswoman Karen Sisk was appointed to serve District 5 on the Calaveras County Planning Commission. Sisk, who works as an insurance broker at Placer Insurance in Valley Springs, stepped forward at the request of District 5 Supervisor Darren Spellman. Former District 5 Commissioner Greg Gustafson was forced... Read More

General plan won’t be on time

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, April 26, 2013 Development guide to take longer to finish Calaveras County’s general plan won’t be complete by the end of 2013, according to Planning Director Rebecca Willis. Back in the fall of 2012, supervisors set a 12-month deadline, a time frame Willis described as “hugely optimistic and accelerated” and District 2 Supervisor Chris Wright... Read More

Tulloch vacation-rental regs back

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat April 15, 2013 A flaw in the noticing process for implementation of new restrictions on short-term vacation rentals at Tulloch Reservoir will trigger another vote April 23 on the ordinance. Calaveras County Planning Director Rebecca Willis said new ordinances require a published notice five days before a public hearing and 15 days after a “yes” vote. Though supervisors thought their 3-2 vote in favor... Read More

Supervisors to add extra night meeting

By Kristine Williams, Friday, April 12 For residents unable to make it to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors regular second and fourth Tuesday-of-the month meetings, a new option is available. The board will hold one evening meeting per quarter, starting July 31. During a discussion of board policies and procedures Tuesday, the majority of supervisors were reluctant to return to a weekly meeting schedule, despite recent board meetings that... Read More

DRAFT #2 LAND USE MAP GETS GREEN LIGHT – 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD

A joint study session with the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission was held March 19, 2013.  The purpose of the study session was to introduce Draft #2 of the General Plan Land Use Map, its land use categories, comments received on Draft #1, and various data associated with the new map. The Board directed staff to move forward with Draft #2 and allow for a 30-day comment period on the map.  The comment period ends April 19, 2013.  Please... Read More