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Community Plans out of General Plan? ~MyValleySprings.com
Valley Springs, CA...Communities and the General Plan. At the General Plan meeting on January 28, it was suggested ALL Community and Special Plans may be LEFT OUT of the Calaveras County General Plan update—that those Plans could be addressed later, AFTER the General Plan is adopted. The reason given for removing community plans was to speed up the General Plan revision process, because it would be too “complex” to bring both existing and new community plans into legal and technical consistency with the new General Plan. But wait—aren’t our Calaveras communities the heart of Calaveras County? Aren’t Community Plans the building blocks for the General Plan? Aren’t already-adopted Community and Special Plans considered part of the General Plan by State law? Didn’t the County promise in 2007 to include community plans in the General Plan update?
Community and Special Plans should not be left out and put off until after the General Plan is revised. This is not sound and responsible planning. Removing Community plans from the General Plan would leave a weak and gutless document. There would be no clear direction given for developers from our unique communities. Read, “Community plans are of utmost importance” (Enterprise Opinion, Feb. 7).
General Plan Session On Video. MVS has just posted the General Plan Status Report part of the Jan. 28 Joint BOS /PC Meeting on our website, for ease of public viewing. The Interim Planning Director’s presentation includes a short history and analysis of Calaveras County’s General Plan Revision process since 2006; where we are today and why; and current challenges with personnel changes, the Circulation Element, and Community Plans.
Click here to watch the General Plan meeting video. The discussion of Community Plans and Special Plans--whether to keep and fix all 17 plans or take them all out—begins at 47 minutes in on the video.
- CalCo Fire Survey. Information Sheets and Surveys were recently mailed to Valley Springs area and west county residents and property owners by the Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District (this is NOT CALFIRE). If you received a questionnaire, please mail it back—CalCo Fire would like your opinion about funding and services!
For more information, contact:
Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District
6501 Jenny Lind Rd
Valley Springs, CA 95252
(209) 786-2227
- Walk-Bike Calaveras. The CCOG is updating the countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans and adding a new Safe Routes to School component to the Plan. They need your input! Please visit Walk-Bike Calaveras to send comments, or take the survey!
You are invited to help identify:
- How to improve bicycling conditions
- How to improve walking conditions
- How to improve safer access to schools
- Help Shape the Future of the Mokelumne River Watershed! Please come to the first public meeting of the MokeWISE program! The Mokelumne Watershed Inter-regional Sustainability Evaluation (MokeWISE) program is expected to yield sustainable approaches to water resources management in the Mokelumne River watershed. The first Public Outreach Meeting will be at the Amador County Supervisor’s Board Room (located at 810 Court Street in Jackson) on Wednesday February 19th from 7-9 PM.
Learn about the program, ask questions, and find out how you can get involved.
Click here for flyer with info and directions.
- Snowy Sierras? See satellite image comparisons between January 2013 and January 2014 in the Sierras. Click "Snowy Range" Not Living Up To Its Name in 2014” on the NOAA’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory web page to see the dramatic difference (thank you to Dana Nichol’s Blog for this link). Hopefully, recent rain and snow will help our dire water situation.
- Unmet Transit Needs Public Hearings. Are current public transit services meeting your needs? The Calaveras Council of Governments is fielding comments regarding unmet transit needs in Calaveras County! Attend the following public hearings to provide your input and learn more about public transportation in Calaveras County. If you are unable to attend a hearing you may download a survey form at www.calacog.org or submit comments to Amber Collins by phone (209) 754-2094 or email acollins@calacog.org .
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 @ 6:00 PM (Hearing)
Angels Camp Fire Station, 1404 Vallecito Road, Angels Camp
Wednesday, March 05, 2014 @ 6:30 PM (Hearing)
Board of Supervisors Chambers, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas
- More planning news! Read about drought threats to well owners; closing of New Melones Marina; drought and Calaveras County; changes to new FEMA maps; and more news articles on MVS Current News!
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Yours truly for a better community,
The MyValleySprings.com Team
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