Tulloch rentals plan sent back

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:48 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_3fe9b8ea-7796-11e2-b9f4-0019bb2963f4.html The controversial proposed special permit process for Lake Tulloch’s short-term rentals was again sent back to the Calaveras County’s Planning Department during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Planning Department staff re-introduced an ordinance initially adopted contingent upon board... Read More

New rules approved for the big events

By Kristine Williams | Posted: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:46 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_e5594fc6-7795-11e2-b8e8-0019bb2963f4.html After months of fine tuning and tweaking, Calaveras County has a new special events permitting process. The ordinance was unveiled by the Planning Department at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting and is intended to result in a permitting process that is much easier to understand by those requiring... Read More

CCWD in the ring for state grant funding

After five years of struggling to work together, the Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Program –which includes local water agencies like Calaveras County Water and Murphys Sanitary districts – put forth a package of prioritized projects that may qualify for state grant funding Participating agencies have been working to better understand each other’s objectives and duties as well as craft an Integrated Regional Water Management... Read More

Wagon trail project keeps rolling along

A necessary “boots on the ground” deadline for securing continuance of the contentious Wagon Trail Realignment project was met earlier this month. As of Feb. 15, the Wagon Trail project development team secured right of entry consent from more than a dozen potentially affected property owners. The consent will allow technical experts from the Calaveras County Public Works Department and Dokken Engineering – the firm awarded a recent contract... Read More

Copper tweaks community plan

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kristine Williams Tuesday evening’s Copperopolis Community Plan Advisory Committee meeting was a struggle for semantics among those present at the town’s fire district training room. A mix of community members, developers and planning staff filled all available seats to review the Copperopolis Community Plan’s 11 draft policy statements. “You’re here to set the framework,” said County General Plan Coordinator... Read More

The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the Sawmill Lake Project in Copperopolis on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 1:30 pm in the afternoon (or soon thereafter). The hearing will be held at:

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Chambers Government Center 891 Mt. Ranch Road San Andreas, California 95249 Please read CAP’s comments to the Planning Commission regarding Sawmill Project: Sawmill to P C 12-12-12 fin For planning information on the Sawmill Project go to Calaveras County Planning Department  Read More

Wagon Trail tops list of road priorities

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kristine Williams Calaveras County transportation projects for 2013 are about to get rolling. The Calaveras Council of Governments, the county’s lead transportation planning and funding agency, held its first 2013 meeting and annual orientation Wednesday evening in the Board of Supervisors Chambers in San Andreas. Supervisors Cliff Edson and Debbie Ponte were sworn in as two of the newest members of the council, taking... Read More

How Calaveras County’s tourism taxes stack up

Posted on January 29, 2013 by James DeHaven Calaveras County lodge owners’ recent outcry over a proposed 4 percent increase in county tourism taxes proves backers of the move, including the Visitors Bureau, are in for a long slog toward a possible general election ballot appearance. A poll of 10 county treasurers and tax collectors goes a long way toward proving something similar: California counties can’t seem to agree on how transient occupancy... Read More

Special-event permits on supervisors’ agenda

Posted: Friday, February 8, 2013 8:47 am Special-event permits on supervisors’ agenda 0 comments Next Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting will find Calaveras County supervisors recognizing the eighth annual Calaveras County Kindness Week, running Monday, Feb. 11, until Sunday, Feb. 17. Blue ribbons will be distributed throughout the county by government and educational organizations. The ribbons act as a visual reminder to carry out random... Read More

Copper tweaks community plan

Tuesday evening’s Copper-opolis Community Plan Advisory Committee meeting was a struggle for semantics among those present at the town’s fire district training room. A mix of community members, developers and planning staff filled all available seats to review the Copperopolis Community Plan’s 11 draft policy statements. “You’re here to set the framework,” said County General Plan Coordinator Debra Gillarde to an audience of about 20,... Read More