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

Water Planning for Calaveras: Letters and Comments to UMRWA

In our “Other Planning Documents” (See “Planning Documents” heading) CAP has posted for your review Tom Infusino’s letter to the Upper Mokelumne Watershed Authority (UMRWA) and “Improvements to make in the 2013 MAC IRWMP Update Prior to Round 3 Grant & Plan Review”. This plan helps us get back our state tax money so that the Amador and Calaveras region we can do a better job providing safe drinking water to families and... Read More

CEQA Reform Debate

CEQA reform battle lines being drawn Author argues that there are three camps in the CEQA “reform” debate, and discusses some points from each and potential strategies. California Progress Report, January 31  Read More

Slower growth seen for Calaveras

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat January 22, 2013 11:24 am Calaveras County is projected to grow at a rate of less than 1 percent through the year 2050, according to figures released last month as part of the county’s ongoing General Plan land use document update. If that patterns holds true, this decade and the next three that follow will represent the slowest population increase in the county since the 1950s, when 0.4 percent growth... Read More

Feds still weighing protected status for elderberry beetle

SAN ANDREAS – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that it is reopening the public comment period for a proposal to remove the valley elderberry longhorn beetle from the threatened species list. The beetle and the bushes in which it spends most of its life have long been an inconvenience for those seeking to build structures or operate farms in areas where they live. Under federal law, the beetle and the bush it needs are protected,... Read More

Calaveras cracks down on rowdy lake parties

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer January 23, 2013 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – The famous around-the-clock parties at rented shorefront mansions on Lake Tulloch may be a little tamer this summer. For the first time this year, owners of vacation rental homes at Tulloch could be required to get county permits for the businesses and will risk losing those permits if customers violate rules on noise, or the number of guests and cars allowed at each... Read More

New road fees kick in next month for developers

The Calaveras Enterprise Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:08 am Development in Calaveras County will get a little more expensive beginning next month thanks to a 3 percent road fee increase adopted by the Board of Supervisors in December. The road impact mitigation fee, meant to fund county road improvement projects and offset the cost of expected population growth, can be adjusted by the board annually to reflect the price of asphalt and road... Read More