Mokelumne Hill

From the Calaveras Enterprise

By Krissi Krob
Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:37 AM CDT

The first round of community meetings to gather citizen input into
Calaveras County’s general plan update wound up last week with meetings
in Valley Springs and Rancho Calaveras.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been involved in a county general plan update
where people are more informed, more involved and more vocal about what
they want to see happen to their community,” said Larry Mintier, a
consultant working on the project. “People here are passionate about

Published: June 27, 2007

By CRAIG CASSIDY

The Union Democrat

Valley Springs will not get a long-anticipated community college campus
any time soon.

San Joaquin Delta Community College District officials this week
confirmed plans to acquire 60 acres of land along Paloma Road, between
Campo Seco Road and Highway 12, have been called off — citing snags in
property negotiations and financial constraints at the district, which
takes in half of Calaveras County.

"The district is still very open to, and desires to, have a campus in

Cal Fire will introduce a proposed update to the fire hazard severity
zone map for state responsibility lands in Calaveras County from 3 to 5
p.m. Monday, June 25, at the Cal Works building, Sequoia Room, 509 E.
St. Charles St. in San Andreas.

California law requires Cal Fire to produce maps identifying areas that
face moderate, high or very high fire hazard within property for which
the state has financial responsibility for wildland fire protection. The
maps are used to determine legal requirements affecting property owners,

From the Calaveras Enterprise
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What's good, not so good, about District 2
By Bethany Monk
Posted: Monday, June 18, 2007 10:51 AM CDT

More than 250 residents attended a District 2 meeting on the general
plan update in Rail Road Flat Wednesday night. Enterprise photo by
Bethany Monk
Despite the sweltering heat in the Rail Road Flat Community Hall on
Wednesday, about 250 people attended the District 2 Calaveras County
general plan update workshop. Many sat at tables where bottled water was

There was so much good stuff in the Foothill Conservancy Notes this week that I decided to post it in its entirity. Don't forget to take at look at http://www.foothillconservancy.org/ for important Smart Growth information. Pamela

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Calaveras County is struggling with the question of traffic impact fees. We hope they'll consider the example in Amador County, where absurdly low traffic impact fees for commercial development in the past (now rectified) led to jammed roads with no funding solution in sight.

Published: June 8, 2007

The High Sierra Institute at Historic Baker Station is run by the
Yosemite Community College District.
Amy Alonzo/Union Democrat

By MIKE MORRIS

The Union Democrat

An old Caltrans maintenance station now converted into a high-country
college classroom will be the setting for practicing yoga, writing
poetry and studying geology this summer.

Classes at the High Sierra Institute at Historic Baker Station — just
off Highway 108 near Kennedy Meadows — will start for a seventh year
later this month.

This may be of special interest to folks in our community who are on fixed or low incomes. If you know someone who fits that description, please do let them know. Pamela

New Income Guidelines For PG&E CARE Program
Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 03:00 PM
BJ Hansen
MML News Reporter

Sacramento, Ca -- With warmer weather on the horizon, PG&E is reminding
income qualifying customers to sign up for a 20 percent discount on
their energy bill.

“Thousands of qualified customers who are eligible for the California
Alternate Rate For Energy Program receive this reduction on their

You are invited to an interactive Stewardship Workshop on Friday, June 15 at the Leger Hotel, Mokelumne Hill and/or June 22, Mel’s Diner in Jackson, from 9:00-12:00pm. These two facilitated sessions, led by CalFed Watershed Program facilitator, Dennis Bowker, are designed for the community to work on the actual issues at hand in the Mokelumne watershed community and with connected issues in the neighboring watersheds.