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Letter to the Editor~by Tom Infusino |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/18/2010 04:54 PM
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March 18, 2010
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Calaveras Planning Coalition (CPC), thank you to everyone who has constructively participated in the General Plan Update (GPU) thus far, including our communities, our Supervisors, County Planning Staff, the consultants, and all stakeholders. The CPC supports Alternative Map B as the best expression of the Coalition’s desire to reduce the cost of public infrastructure and services, to provide for economic growth, to maintain the integrity of existing communities, to sustain the productivity of working landscapes, and to preserve our rural character, which is so highly prized by residents and tourists alike. ....
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Letter to the Editor~by Bob Mulvany |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/09/2010 10:03 AM
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| "Editor: After observing the first planning workshop in Murphys I am more convinced than ever that the Calaveras Board of Supervisors must act now to terminate the contract with Mintier Harnish and end this monkey motion. Since 1916 in New York when the first zoning ordinance was passed it was obvious that zoning ordinances were not perfect. Sometimes requirements cannot be met and best use of land languishes because of a parcel’s peculiarities or un-anticipated changes in the neighborhood, the economy or demographics. Therefore, flexibility is needed in the zoning laws. Complex rules and rigid enforcement cause economic stagnation and unnecessary hardship on property owners and with no benefit to society whatsoever..... |
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Letter to the Editor~by Penny Sarvis of The Community Action Project |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 03/09/2010 12:57 PM
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| "Editor: Just over four years ago, the Community Action Project began advocating for a comprehensive update of the County's General Plan with broad based and meaningful public participation in the process. Back then, the County was buried under by applications for large residential development projects. The County General Plan – which is still in effect until a new one is approved - was based on land use projections dating from 1985. It was and is not useful as a tool for planning growth. When the County hired Mintier and Associates to analyze the General Plan from a legal standpoint, they determined that it is internally inconsistent, incomplete, and “not useful.” It is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Yet, this was the document available to guide Calaveras County while its population nearly doubled in the last ten years..... |
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