“Stay the Course”: BOS Sets Implementation Priorities for the GPU

Residents and visitors alike treasure open space in Calaveras County

On January 26th, the BOS reviewed the General Plan Work Program and Implementation Priorities. 

This was the Board’s opportunity to determine which aspects of the recently adopted General Plan Update they would prioritize for the year. They agreed to “stay the course” rather than take advantage of grant money available to help implement other parts of the General Plan intended to provide residents with “traffic safety, water security, emergency response, and resource conservation benefits.”

They are also fully missing an opportunity to prioritize creating an “open space plan” which would help preserve the rolling oak woodlands and other rural characters that many Calaveras County residents treasure. An open space plan is required by law, and would ultimately help developers and land owners. Despite acknowledging the need for this, the BOS opted not to make open space a priority.

For more detail about this important decision, Click Here to Read the Press Release.

Click Here to read comments provided by the CPC

Attachments:

Attachment 1 -List of Project Specific Evaluations

Attachment 2 – GPU Implementation Plan from Sacramento

Attachment 3 – GPU Implementation Plan from Amador County

Attachment 4 – GPU Needs Implementation Staff

Attachment 5 – CPC Press Release re GPU implementation hearing of 1-21-2.

Attachment 6 – Flexible plan for 2019 General Plan Implementation

Attachment 7 – Funding Programs for Implementing the General Plan Update.