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The Calaveas County Board of Supervisors Are Back In Action Tomorrow With A Full Agenda

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/22/2014 09:34 AM

San Andreas, CA...The Calvaeas County Board of Supervisors are back in action tomorrow in the Board Chambers starting at 9am. Some of the items on the agenda are: Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing the Work of the California Indian Manpower Consortium (CIMC), Adopt a Proclamation Recognizing the Week of October 5 through 11, 2014 as Latex Allergy Awareness Week in Calaveras County, Declare as surplus and approve the donation of kitchen equipment to the San Andreas Fire District, Approve the execution of a three (3) year lease agreement between County of Calaveras and Julia Moore, Donald Myers and Marcia Myers for Calaveras County Health and Human Services Agency office space located at 291 Main Street, Unit A, West Point, California at $350.00/month for the period July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017, Approve the Award from the Office of Traffic Safety to Fund the Calaveras County District Attorney's Office "Reduce Impaired Driving" Program in the Amount of $156,903.09 for FFY 14/15, Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between Calaveras County and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for environmental services associated with the State Route 49 (SR 49) and Mountain Ranch Road Intersection Improvements Project increasing the not to exceed amount by $22,726 for a total not to exceed amount of $99,429 and a term ending December 31, 2016, Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between Calaveras County and Quincy Engineering, Inc. for environmental, engineering, and right-of-way services associated with the replacement of Dogtown Road Bridge No. 30C0051 and Lime Creek Road Bridge No. 30C0018 increasing the contract amount by $790,000 for a new total not to exceed $985,546 with a term ending December 31, 2018, Authorize the Purchase of Three (3) 2015 New Ford Expedition 4 x 4 Utility Vehicles, equipped to include electronic, emergency, and radio equipment, from National Auto Fleet Group, in the amount of $187,631.25, AB 109 Approve Calaveras County's participation in the Board of State and Community Correction's (BSCC) Recidivism Reduction Grant, Adopt an Ordinance to approve the zoning amendment from Unclassified (U) to Rural Residential (RR) for APN: 048-011-008, based on the findings included therein, Hold public hearing on claim of Lou A. Papais and Judie Cain-Papais, Trustees for the Cain-Papais Trust of 2002, for property tax refund for APN #034-052-025-000; (2) Deny the claim pursuant to Rev. & Tax. Code §§5096-97 for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to exhaust administrative remedies; (3) Authorize Tax Collector to review future property tax refund claims to determine whether claim meets minimum jurisdictional criteria for agendizing with Board of Supervisors and, if not, to summarily deny the claim. The complete agenda is enclosed....

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Valley Springs Public Utility District to Discuss Budget Report This Week

Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/22/2014 12:32 PM

Valley Springs, CA....The Valley Springs Public Utility District will hold their monthly meeting this Wednesday, September 24th at 6pm. The agenda is enclosed....

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CCWD Customers Reduce Water Use By 22 Percent

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/22/2014 01:32 PM

San Andreas, CA....The Calaveras County Water District is proud to announce that its customers are taking the drought seriously, as evidenced by a 22.2 percent reduction in water use in August 2014 when compared to August 2013. In June and July, CCWD customers reduced their water use by 12.8 and 20.8 percent, respectively, when compared to last year. These reductions are quite an accomplishment, and the District applauds its customers for exceeding a goal set by Governor Edmund G. Brown in January of this year when he declared a drought emergency and called for a 20 percent voluntary reduction in water use among Californians....

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Mark Twain Medical Center Holds 16th Annual Fall Health Fair On September 27th!

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/19/2014 07:15 PM

San Andreas, CA...Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) will be holding its 16th Annual Fall Health Fair on Saturday, September 27th from 7am to noon on the Hospital Campus in San Andreas. “Hosting our community health fairs allows us to express our gratitude to those that entrust us with their health care needs,” said Craig Marks, Hospital President. “Our health fairs benefit individuals that are underserved or working towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our providers and staff are here to share preventative care and health maintenance tips. Providing affordable health care services is one way we serve our community. This is a joint effort with many other entities working together, especially the Health Care District that helps fund this initiative, to ensure that Calaveras County residents can thrive in a healthy community.”

Traffic Update....Vehicle Accident In Valley Springs

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/18/2014 05:40 PM

Valley Springs, CA....Crews are working an accident near Hwy 12 and Cedar. Originally it was believed one party was trapped in a vehicle. Lets be careful out there....

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The Calaveras County Sheriff's Logs for September 7 - 13, 2014

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/15/2014 07:58 AM

San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Logs For August 23rd to September 7 - 13, 2014

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Frank Donald Clark “Don” 1941-2014

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2014 12:04 PM

Valley Springs, CA...Frank Donald "Don" Clark was born: Feb. 24, 1941 in NY and Passed Away: Sept. 9, 2014 at his home in Double Springs, CA of natural causes. Don was 73. Funeral Service will be held at San Andreas Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 at 1:00PM. Burial will follow at Double Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be On Tuesday From 9:00am to 1:00PM at San Andreas Memorial Chapel. The following was written by Don. "I was born in Syracuse, New York – Graduated from Lafayette High School and later took classes at the University of Nevada-Reno in Political Science. After leaving high school, I worked for seven years for Onondaga County Highway Department as a heavy equipment operator and snow operator. I started my music career while still in high school, working at dances and shows with several “legal” bands. Over 35 years, I had back up band and recording sessions with many country name recording artists and stars. I have appeared in virtually every showroom in the Nevada casino circuit and in night clubs all the U.S. including Gilley’s in Pasadena, Texas and Panther Hall in Forth Worth...

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Hogan Dam Road Will Be Closed On September 16th

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2014 06:11 PM

Copperopolis, CA...On Tuesday, September 16, Hogan Dam Road will be closed to through traffic at the Bear Creek low-water crossing, approximately 3.5 miles north of the Hogan Dam Rd/Hunt Rd intersection outside of Copperopolis. The closure will be for 1 day, Tuesday 9/16, from 8am-2pm....

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Fire Update....Firefighters Making Quick Work Of Vegetation Fire Near Camanche Pkwy S / Campo Seco Rd

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2014 06:16 PM

Valley Springs, CA.....CHP initially reported this fire as a one acre blaze at 5:52pm....Sounds like they are making good progress and additional units are being canceled....

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Traffic Update....Overturned Vehicle Near Baldwin St / Garner Pl

Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2014 08:36 PM

Valley Springs, CA...Emergency Crews are working a vehicle accident where a white suv has overturned and now has the occupants hiding in the bushes according to CHP. Calaveras SO is on scene now. Probably not a happy ending to this one at least for the people in the bushes....

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