Planning Successes and Challenges

Calaveras River Estates, recently approved by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors, sets some standards for good planning.  The project is for four 40-acre parcels; the remaing 350 acres of the project is being turned over to the Mother Lode Land Trust.  Public access to the Calaveras River, which flows through the project, will be granted by a 10-foot wide pedestrian path. Members of MyValleySprings.com advocated for approval of the... Read More

Update on CCWD’s Urban Water Management Plans

In our last newsletter, published in April, Calaveras Planning Coalition Facilitator Tom Infusino created a clear guide to Urban Water Management Plans (UWMP).  This was published in anticipation of the release of a new UWMP from the Calaveras County Water District. That report has now been released.  On behalf of the Planning Coalition, Tom Infusino submitted extensive comments on the plan, spoke to the issue at a meeting of the CCWD Board of Directors,... Read More