Apartment plan back to board

Posted: Friday, March 23, 2012 9:54 am | Updated: 10:01 am, Fri Mar 23, 2012. Alex George An afternoon study session highlights the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors agenda for next Tuesday. The study session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. and will discuss Behavioral Health Services Department’s proposal to build permanent supportive housing for mental health clients. The study session has twice been postponed from the Jan. 24 and Feb. 28... Read More

Board of Supervisors Agenda & Packet for Mar 27, 2012

Download the current BOS agenda and packet here. Please notice the 1 pm Study Session on the Proposal for Permanent Supportive Housing for Mental Health Consumers.  This is the Hillside Apts. project that is being proposed to be created with Visionary Builders in Stockton.  It will be a large complex remodel with about 5 units for Mental Health Consumers.  We hope that all of you affordable housing advocates and other interested parties are... Read More

March 22nd Planning Commission Meeting

The Planning Commission will be meeting on Thursday, March 22 at 9:00 am at the Board of Supervisors Chambers in San Andreas.  The meeting agenda and packet can be viewed and download here. The Planning Commission will be re-visiting the Novogradac project in Big Trees Village; however, it is likely that this item will be continued again to a meeting date in April.  The commission will also be considering a modification to the County’s sign... Read More

County will seek $250K for land plans

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat March 14, 2012 12:31 pm Calaveras County will seek $250,000 in grant funds toward completion of a traffic circulation and land use plan for Copperopolis. The funding targeted comes from a $3 million pool administered by Caltrans for improvement of local transportation systems. A 10 percent local match of grant funds is required, which would likely be met by using personnel hours in the Planning and Public... Read More

Land Use Map Comment Period Extended

To provide additional time for public review of the Draft #1 land use map, the comment period has been extended from March 14th to April 2nd. Comments received by April 2nd will be addressed or incorporated into Draft #2 of the land use map. Comments received after that date will be considered in future drafts. Comments should be directed to the General Plan Email address at: gpupdate@co.calaveras.ca.us  Read More

Calaveras County Restrictions on so-called mother-in-law quarters may be loosened

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer March 08, 2012 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – Calaveras County officials are considering code changes that would make it easier to build a cozy cottage for grandma behind the main house. Right now, county rules in some cases ban construction of additions or accessory dwellings that could provide a relatively low-cost way to house an aging relative, a college student who needs a studio, or a young couple. “In... Read More

Calaveras Adds Clause to County Code re: Inactive Development Projects

By The Record March 05, 2012 SAN ANDREAS – Real estate development applications will no longer live forever in Calaveras County. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors last week voted unanimously to put a sunset clause into county code so that projects that are inactive will eventually be taken off the books. The clause allows staff to consider terminating the applications if developers fail to respond to the county official inquiries for... Read More

BOS Revisits Copperopolis Community Plan

Calaveras Enterprise Friday March 9, 2012 Calaveras County’s Board of Supervisors will revisit the Copperopolis Community Plan at its next meeting Tuesday. The county is applying for one of CalTrans’ community-based transportation grants to help fund a land-use and transportation community plan for Copperopolis. The state grants are designed to improve mobility while efficiently using the region’s current infrastructure. Applications are due... Read More

BOS Study Session on Affordable Housing Project on February 28

The long-awaited study session on the Hillside Apartments in San Andreas is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 28 at 1:30 pm. It will be in the Calaveras County Government Center on Mountain Ranch Road, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. The importance of this meeting cannot be overstated. The proposed project would preserve the 26 apartments in the complex, add 5 additional 3-bedroom apartments, dedicate 5 one-bedroom apartments to persons... Read More

Wagon Trail: ‘a very public process’

Tom Tryon | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 10:31 am I wish to provide some clarification and to correct the misinformation in your Feb. 14 edition concerning the Wagon Trail Project. Your reporter stated I am “a vocal opponent of the southern alignment.” I am not an opponent of any alignment. I was and am a strong proponent of including the northern alignment with the other alignments to be included in the studies which will, at some... Read More