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The Board of Supervisor’s
reviewed Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency’s (ATCAA’s) request for the
approval of a sub-recipient agreement between the County and ATCAA for funding
from the Community Development. The BOS had approved the submission a Community Development Block
Grant Technical assistance application in October for the 2006/2007 grant
cycle. The project was determined to be a Homeless Needs Assessment and
Continuum of Care program.
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 00:35
Board Approves AWA Request For Funds From Water Development Fund
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On Tuesday the AWA made a request of the Board
of Supervisors for the approval of grants from the Water Development Fund. Agency
General Manager Jim Abercrombie was present to discuss the projects for which
the agency was requesting the funds for. The first project was the economic, engineer, environmental
and public outreach “fatal flaw” analysis of raising Lower Bear Reservoir so
explained Abercrombie it “could provide additional water supply for Amador
County.” While the agency is partnering with EBMUD and the Calaveras
County Water District to pay for a study which is estimated to be in the range
of 100 to 120 thousand dollars the agency still needs funds for consultants to
complete environmental site work. The agency requested a grant of $40,000 for
this purpose.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 00:47
The City of Plymouth Approves New tree Cutting Restrictions To Protect Some Species
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The Plymouth
City council recently had
the final reading of their newly completed Tree Preservation and Landscape
Requirement ordinance. The goal of the ordinance
is to create regulations for the city that will retain as many trees as
possible while still being consistent with the economic enjoyment of private
property for the protection, preservation and maintenance of native trees.
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 23:20
Plymouth City Council Meeting: Discussion Over MSA and Pool Costs
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The city of Plymouth had their bi-monthly council
meeting last Thursday the 26th.. During the Public comment session a
few citizens stated their relief regarding a recent court decision that
rejected the Municipal Services Agreement between the City and the Ione Band of
Miwok. One person noted that she was relieved, however still concerned
that there would be an appeal and the process would get drawn out another few
years. She also noted that she hopes this is the end of it so that the city can
move forward and take care of other pertinent issues that need to be addressed.
Councilman Jon Colburn noted
that the city will not take any position about the decision until the
appropriate time has passed, approximately 30 days to 4 months, in which
the Ione Band of Miwok could request an appeal hearing. According to Colburn, the
fact that the 3 appeals court judges made a unanimous decision against the MSA,
it is possible that the tribe will not go for another appeal. The city council
is required to maintain the current MSA until the time has passed for the
possible appeal, and then they can officially remove the current agreement.
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With summer right around the corner and
temperatures warming up, now is the time for Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
qualifying customers to
sign up for a 20 percent discount on their energy bill. And according to
PG&E thousands of customers that qualify for the program are not applying
for it. PG&E states that thousands of income-qualified customers
eligible for the California Alternate Rate for Energy (CARE) Program can receive a 20 percent
reduction on their monthly energy bill. Customers can see the discount on their
bill after a full billing cycle. On average, CARE saves households $41 per
month on their gas and electric usage.
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Tuesday, 13 February 2007 02:18
Amador County Sheriff’s Dept SWAT Unit Called In To Help Neighboring County
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The Amador County Sheriff’s SWAT team recently saw
action when called to assist the El Dorado County’s Sheriff Department after a
man barricaded himself inside his Cameron Park home last Thursday afternoon
after shooting his wife. The woman was able to escape
from the house and call El Dorado authorities who requested assistance from the
Amador County SWAT unit.
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This week the Sutter Creek
Planning Commission further discussed
revising the City's Tree and Landscape ordinance. City planner, Paula
Daneluk(Dan-eh-luck) introduced the item to the commissioners, explaining that
she was looking for direction from the commission as to how to go about
drafting the revisions. She told them that changes in oak woodland preservations had two elements and
the planning commission would have to specify whether they want to preserve oak
woodlands, a whole canopy or habitat, or if they intended to preserve single
oak trees which have some significance. Jerry Scott, coordinator of the
Oak Tree Conservation for Amador and Calaveras counties, and Terry Strange,
coordinator of a foothill conservation group, addressed the commission
suggesting a comprehensive ordinance that would be in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 23:21
Amador Water Agency Looks At Efficiency Of Their Mapping System
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The Amador Water Agency had
an entire agenda item devoted to mapping their system last week, as the Board
discussed the Agency’s System Mapping. Scott Wolfskill, the AutoCad Draft-person, made a presentation to the
Board on the Agency’s current system maps and future capabilities and enhanced
software. Gene Mancebo, the Manager of Engineering and Planning,
explained that the Engineering Department is currently responsible for
producing system maps which are used by the Agency for day to day operations. Customer Service, Operations,
Construction, as well as the Engineering Department, utilizes system maps daily
in their course of work.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 23:20
Amador County Superior Court’s New Home Looks To Open On Time
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The County’s renovation of the John C. Begovich is
nearly complete. According to GSA Director John Hopkins the mission of
preparing the building to become the new home of the Amador County Superior
Court is apparently on time and on budget.
“Every project has a contingency and do not believe that we have exceeded that
contingency,” said Hopkins. He also said construction of the project is “85-90%
complete” and that they still have some remaining items on the project list. “We are planning on having the
building substantially complete by April,” said Hopkins. He also said that in a recent meeting with
the Amador Superior Court they indicated that their move in date would be in
June. “The Court’s first scheduled day of operation is June 25th
2007. They will be moving in the weekend before.” Hopkins said in closing, “We are trying to
hit that date sometime in April…and hopefully we make it. It is a work in
progress.”
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Some faulty bolts over the
Memorial Day weekend caused some concern among AWA staff regarding the
Transmission pipeline when water was reported spouting out the pipeline. AWA crews arrival on the
Mondani property located off of New York Ranch Road determined that an air
release valve that is attached to the pipeline had become unattached and was in
turn was shooting water that was visible from the roadway. According to
Gene Mancebo, Manager of Engineering and Planning said, “It appears bolts that hold it down were either faulty
or didn’t get tightened correctly and (the valve) came loose.” AWA staff
responded quickly and was able to turn off the spouting water and fix the
problem.
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