What to Look for in your Integrated Regional Water Management Plan

After nearly a year of work by stakeholders on the Regional Participants Committee (RPC), the public will get to comment on the updated Mokelumne /Amador /Calaveras Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (MAC IRWMP) at a workshop from 6 – 7 p.m. on September 24 at the Amador County Government Center in Jackson. The Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority (UMRWA) will soon make the plan available for review on their website:... Read More

Water pact on agenda

CCWD looks at Stanislaus River co-op Calaveras County Water District directors expect to renew their ability to tap the Stanislaus River this week, re-upping a resource planning arrangement that has helped the district land state grant funds. Directors at Wednesday’s board meeting will look to maintain the district’s longstanding relationship with the Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, a working group of more than a... Read More

Noise law closer to approval

Typically loud debate on Calaveras County noise levels reached a quiet coda this week as supervisors moved to adopt an as-amended noise ordinance set for final approval Sept. 11. The board moved unanimously in support of a revised measure set to clamp down on daytime noise levels above 60 decibels in residential areas and above 50 between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Those caps are set to bend upward on the weekends, allowing for a 5 decibel bump at all hours... Read More

CSERC WINS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

CSERC WINS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL COOPERSTOWN OPEN PIT MINE: This e-mail received today September 3, 2012, from CSERC: Today Tuolumne County approved a long-awaited settlement agreement of a lawsuit filed by CSERC last year. The positive final agreement means there will be no nighttime blasting, rock processing, or rail car loading — noise that would have rippled at night for miles across the foothill landscape. Thanks to... Read More

Sawmill Lake Project at Planning Commission Meeting on September 13, 2012

The Sawmill Lake Project will be on the Agenda for the Planning Commission Meeting  on September 13, 2012.  All interested parties are encouraged to attend…some early information is posted at the links below but keep an eye on this site and the County’s Planning Commission page for the full agenda to be posted. [Meeting Details…] 2006-110 Sawmill Lake Project      Read More

Calaveras Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will be considering the much discussed proposed “Noise Ordinance” at their meeting on Tuesday, August 28th. All interested parties should plan to attend. You can view, download and save the proposed document below or visit the County Planning Department’s website for more information. Amendment to Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Welfare of the Calaveras Code For the inclusion of Chapter 9.02 Noise Control    Read More

Planning Commission

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING August 23, 2012 AGENDA CALAVERAS COUNTY MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of Calaveras County Government is to provide service, infrastructure, leadership, and vision necessary to advance a safe community, maintain a high quality of life, while preserving local history and culture, and to protect personal liberties for all of its citizens. Pursuant... Read More

Special event permits may get easier to get

Posted: Friday, August 10, 2012 9:59 am Calaveras Enterprise A simpler, lower cost approach to special events won glowing reviews from Calaveras County supervisors at a special meeting held with county planners Thursday. All three board members on hand for Thursday’s joint session applauded the draft resolution presented by Planning Department Director Rebecca Willis, suggesting only minor tweaks to a permit-fee process built to handle events ranging... Read More

Water district puts off rate increases

Posted: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 9:55 am http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_9c1e47e4-e0af-11e1-9306-001a4bcf887a.html Calaveras County Water District board members  revisit county water bills this week, meeting Wednesday to discuss delays in  planned water and sewer rate increases. Last month’s meeting saw water district directors  in a hopeful mood about completing public outreach and rate studies that could  have set those increases in... Read More

Special Meeting

AUGUST 9, 2012 PRELIMINARY AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING CALAVERAS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOINT MEETING WITH THE CALAVERAS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSON THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS 891 Mountain Ranch Rd San Andreas, California 9:00  A.M.:  Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance   9:10 A.M.  JOINT  STUDY SESSION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION 1.      STUDY SESSION:  The Board will hold a joint... Read More