Public Hearing for Arnold Rim Trail Connection Project

Please see the attached Notice of Public Hearing for the Arnold Rim Trail Cedar Center Bikeway Connection Project. The project is a paved bicycle path between Oak Circle and Pine Drive across Stanislaus National Forest land with trailheads on County property at both ends. Additional details about the project can be found on the attached notice. The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for review on the County website at... Read More

Transportation plan sees rough roads

Posted: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 9:53 am | Calaveras Enterprise | Posted by James  DeHaven Calaveras County roads lack passing opportunities, adequate right-of-way and roughly $340 million in needed paving improvements, according to the county’s long-awaited Regional Transportation Plan. Last updated in 2007, the RTP takes into account road conditions and funding needs across four state highways and more than a dozen local routes. The county’s... Read More

Special Events Study Session August 9 at Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will be hosting a joint study session of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission at 9 am on Thursday, August 9th to review Zoning Code regulations for Special Events, including various options to enhance business opportunities and economic development. No action will be taken at this study session but interested parties are encouraged to attend.  Meeting agendas and packets may be viewed here.  Read More

Proposed noise ordinance goes back to the drawing board

By Nick Baptista The Valley Springs News/ July 27, 2012 A proposed noise ordinance is expected to return to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors in a month, but noise isn’t the only issue concerning one man who spoke in favor of the proposal at Tuesday’s board meeting. Ray Hoot, who lives on Poker Flat Road near the Lake Tulloch Resort,  outlined a litany of issues surrounding the Bump V events at the resort in Copperopolis. Hoot... Read More

County to slash public bus routes

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat July 25, 2012 10:01 am Cutbacks to Calaveras Transit service approved Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors are designed to improve the system’s fare recovery ratio necessary to keep receiving state funding. The transit system is mandated to collect 10 percent of its revenues through the fares it charges and has fallen short for years. Changes include adding a route between San Andreas, Mokelumne... Read More

News About the Noise Ordinance

Ruckus made over Tulloch noise Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat July 25, 2012 09:59 am Tulloch Reservoir is at the heart of the debate regarding a proposed Calaveras County noise ordinance. Absent an ordinance, party events at Lake Tulloch Resort that draw thousands are spilling out into neighboring properties and law enforcement is effectively powerless to stop the racket that goes on day and night on the water. Supervisors postponed... Read More

Rural communities still have to fight off extremists

The article below is from High Country News ( http://www.hcn.org/wotr/rural-communities-still-have-to-fight-off-extremists ).  Thank you to the “Friday Planning News” folks  for this article. Op-Ed – July 06, 2012 by Gina Knudson The fiery rhetoric that periodically consumes rural communities in the West is smoldering again. Some environmentalists berate those of us who try to collaborate to solve contentious public-lands issues;... Read More

Is Suburban Sprawl Worsening Americas Historic Drought

20 July 2012 – 6:00am www.planitzen.com As the U.S. experiences its worst drought in over half a century, Kaid Benfield questions the connection with the country’s suburban growth patterns over that same period. With 55% of the U.S. in moderate-to-severe drought, and the situation predicted to only get worse, Kaid Benfield, of the NRDC’s Switchboard blog, analyzes sprawl’s role in worsening drought and whether smart... Read More

West Point & Wilseyville Community Plans on the Agenda

Planning Staff will present a study session on the proposed Community Plans for West Point and Wilseyville at the July 26th Planning Commission Meeting.  Interested parties are encouraged to attend and share your thoughts. The Planning Commission agenda and meeting materials are available here.  Read More

Fiber optics arrive

By Joel Metzger | Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:46 am Faster speeds ahead on the Internet superhighway Calaveras County residents will be moving a lot faster, at least when it comes to using the Internet, once the installation of a fiber optic cable is completed next year. Over the past few weeks, most county residents have seen giant spinning blades carve trenches in country roadways making space for bright orange conduit to be laid deep... Read More