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Amador County Supervisors sent Drytown property
owners and county planning staff back to the table to wrestle with a contentious zoning issue. The county
planning department had proposed C1-X zoning for 7 parcels on the east
side of Hwy 49 in Drytown. The C1-X designation would require the owners to
apply for a use permit for any use of the property and the restricted
designation was needed because of a potential lack of access, sewer and water
supply to the parcels.
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 00:27
Sutter Creek City Council Turns Into Infrastructure Discussion
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Monday night’s Sutter Creek City Council meeting
turned into a major discussion
regarding improvements to the city’s infrastructure. City Building Inspector
Jeff Kelly gave a presentation on a proposed overhaul of Main Street, Sutter
Creek, needed to make it more handicapped accessible. Sutter Creek
City government is
required by state law to improve handicapped accessibility on some parts of Main Street, to comply with the standards
of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Kelly said that the city is required to
rework Main Street
in at least six different places. Kelly suggested that the City Council
conduct an informal bid process for the needed improvements, in order to get
the most of the 50-55 thousand dollars they have earmarked for the project. He
reminded council members that Sutter Creek does have an historical designation,
so that handicapped accessibility will not take precedence over the town’s
historic black slate sidewalks and steps.
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Amador County is known for it’s variety of historical aspects. More recently the Knight Foundry in Sutter
Creek has been a focus of local citizens trying to preserve the Foundry and all
the history that it encompasses. The Knight Foundry Corporation, “An
educational non-profit corporation has dedicated it’s time to acquiring,
preserving and operating the Knight Foundry…” according to their mission
statement. The Foundry
was developed in 1872 by Samuel Newman Knight, a millwright from Maine.
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Jackson City Council met with all five council
members for the first time in the past month. At the meeting, Judy Jebian, spokesperson for the Concerned
Citizens of Jackson requested that a member of the group serve an active role
on the committee that will negotiate a development agreement on the proposed
Jackson Hills Golf Community. The Concerned Citizens of Jackson recently
gathered signatures for 2 ballot referenda which would put a hold on any
permits on the Jackson Hills Project.
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As desert winds and
intense fires continue to torch Southern California, local Red Cross volunteers are
already helping with relief and recovery efforts. The Motherlode District
American Red Cross office, which serves Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne
and parts of Alpine Counties, sent a mobile feeding vehicle and team on Monday.
Calaveras County Red Cross Captain
Clayre Quick has also been deployed to Southern California
and local Red Cross volunteers are currently on stand-by for deployment.
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When you order a cord of
wood, how do you know what you are getting? Mike Boitano of Amador County’s
Department of Weights & Measures cautions viewers about getting what they pay
for. He said 3-4 complaints are filed each year with his department. To avoid getting ripped off, buyers need to know how much wood
comes in a cord. By law, wood must be sold by the cord or some portion of a
cord. A cord of wood is
equal to 128 cubic feet, or a tightly stacked woodpile 4 feet wide by 8 feet
long by 4 feet high. The best way to make sure you are getting a full
cord is to have the wood stacked immediately, preferably by the person
delivering wood. Have an area marked off the size of a cord.
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The Supervisors also heard a request from Sutter
Gold Mining Company to extend their hours of operation for exploration drilling. Sutter Gold
Mine is located east of Hwy 49 between Sutter Creek and Amador City,
and conducts drilling for core samples related to gold exploration. The
company’s current use permit has allowed the drilling Monday through Friday, 7
am to 4 pm. In August 2007, county planning staff visited the site to evaluate
the proposed extension of drilling hours and noted that they were unable to
hear the drill rig operating at the nearest neighboring parcel.
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A complete overhaul of the River Pines
Park is possible now with
the infusion of $150,000 in state funding. The Amador County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a lease agreement
between Amador County Recreation Agency and Amador County that will allow the
use of Proposition 40 “Safe Neighborhood Parks” funding for a complete
renovation and upgrade of the three-acre park.
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On a lighter note this weekend was full of
activities for Amador
County residents and
tourist alike, and two of those events drawing a great crowd included the
Sutter Amador Health Festival and the Sutter Creek Organ Music Event. A little
rain and gray weather couldn’t keep participants away from this year’s Health
Festival which kicked off on Friday Oct. 12. The big event also included the
beginning of the Amador County Public Health Department’s fight against the
fall flu. The focus of the event included information about the services that
Sutter Amador offers, Safe Kids car seat check and a Walking Path Challenge.
Child Passenger Safety Technicians were on hand to inspect car seats and
determine if they had been recalled, were the wrong size or had been improperly
installed.
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The Great Sutter Creek Chili Cook-Off and Car Show
held last Saturday on Main St
in Sutter Creek was a resounding success, according to Lisa Klowsowski, the event chair and Sutter Creek
Business and Professional Association president. This first annual event
attracted hundreds of chili lovers and car buffs on a beautiful Fall Amador
County afternoon.
Klowsowski said that the car show was somewhat of an impromptu event, but event
organizers were thrilled by the beautiful classic cars that lined Main Street.
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