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Rural Counties Thank U.S. Senators Feinstein and Boxer for Extension of Federal PILT Funding |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/05/2014 05:47 PM
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Sacramento, CA...The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) extends its thanks to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for passing the Farm Bill Conference Report (Farm Bill) in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Through the passage of the Farm Bill, federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding is now officially extended for FY 2014, providing resources for rural California counties to provide critical government services. “Federal PILT funding is critical to California’s rural counties, and RCRC is grateful to Senators Feinstein and Boxer for voting to secure this one-year extension through the Farm Bill,” said Lee Adams, RCRC First Vice Chair and Sierra County Supervisor. “Now that we’ve secured the reauthorization for 2014, it’s time to work with Congress to enact a multi-year funding reauthorization, as was the process in years past.”
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Caltrans Reports on How it’s Doing its Job & Where it Needs to Improve |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/05/2014 08:05 PM
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Sacramento, CA...Caltrans today released the first issue of The Mile Marker: A Caltrans Performance Report, a straightforward accounting of how the department is performing as it improves and protects California's transportation system. Is Caltrans efficiently managing its funding and resources? Are California's highways and bridges getting safer? What is Caltrans doing to relieve traffic congestion, fix potholes, or reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Anyone can easily access the report and find out....
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The Budget & Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024 From The CBO |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/04/2014 04:25 PM
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Washington, DC...The federal budget deficit has fallen sharply during the past few years, and it is on a path to decline further this year and next year. CBO estimates that under current law, the deficit will total $514 billion in fiscal year 2014, compared with $1.4 trillion in 2009. At that level, this year’s deficit would equal 3.0 percent of the nation’s economic output, or gross domestic product (GDP)—close to the average percentage of GDP seen during the past 40 years...
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Unmet Transit Needs Public Hearings |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/03/2014 04:47 PM
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San Andreas, CA....Are current public transit services meeting your needs? The Calaveras Council of Governments is fielding comments regarding unmet transit needs in Calaveras County! We invite you to attend the following public hearings and workshop to provide your input and learn more about public transportation in Calaveras County....
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Weekly Address: Restoring Opportunity for All |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/01/2014 10:46 AM
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Washington, DC...In this week’s address, the President discussed the goals he laid out in the State of the Union address to expand opportunity for all so that every American can get ahead and have a shot at creating a better life for their kids.
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Peter Maurer Appointed New Planning Director |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/31/2014 04:18 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Maurer as the new Director of Planning effective March 3, 2014. Peter comes to Calaveras County with thirty (30) years of rural county planning experience after earning a baccalaureate degree in geography, with a special emphasis on rural and regional planning from CSU, Chico. He has worked for the past 28 years in El Dorado County in a variety of capacities, most recently supervising the current planning function of development project review. Peter twice served as Acting Planning Director, was in charge of the County’s General Plan update adopted in 2004, and has coordinated with Federal and State agencies on natural resource issues. He presently chars the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning Commission....
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Angels Camp City Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/31/2014 01:26 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...The Angels Camp City Council is back in action on Tuesday night. The fun and excitment gets underway with a closed session on existing litigation...Difu, Croletto, Rosato and Turco v. City of Angels Camp. Zoning and Water Conservation Plans top the open portion of the meeting which gets underway at 6pm at the firehouse....
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Open House Slated for Updates on Rim Fire Recovery Project |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/31/2014 12:01 AM
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Sonora, CA (January 30, 2014)…The Stanislaus National Forest will host an open house on Thursday, February 13 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Stanislaus National Forest’s Conference Room at 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora (across the street from the Tuolumne County Library). “We want to continue to provide information to the public regarding the progress on the proposed Rim Fire Recovery Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). This will be another great opportunity for the public to see what the Forest is proposing during this initial phase of recovery within the burn,” Maria Benech, Rim Fire Recovery EIS ID Team Leader said. Several dozen members of the local community attended three previous Open Houses held in December which provided an overview of the initial proposed actions and poster presentations by various resource experts. This Open House is intended to share information regarding new alternatives developed based on public involvement and collaborative efforts....
Rim Fire File Photo...Not So Long Ago |
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Tonight, Barack will deliver his fifth State of the Union address. ~ By First Lady Michelle Obama |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/28/2014 12:13 PM
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Washington, DC....Tonight, Barack will deliver his fifth State of the Union address. You might think that this speech was born out of a pile of papers or a long series of meetings. But actually, the real motivations -- and the real substance -- behind tonight's speech come from those quiet moments late at night, when Barack is at his desk reading your letters. He reads at least 10 a day, from folks all across the country. You write him to say thank you, or to weigh in on a policy issue. You tell him about your families, and what's going on in your lives. And he listens. These letters turn into real action. I've seen it happen: He'll write in the margins "This is who we're fighting for," and then he'll pass them on to his senior staff....
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Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Are Back in Action on Tuesday |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/26/2014 12:23 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The Agenda for the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors, January 28th Meeting is enclosed. Proclamations for Kindness Week & Honoring Doris Barger will get the public portion of the meeting rolling. CDBG Block Grants, $579,040 in Guardrail Improvements for Murphys Grade Road, Copperopolis Library Lease Extensions, $90,000 in County Postage, Board Rules & Procedures Priorities, Committee Assignments, FEMA Flood Mapping and a 2pm Joint Meeting with Planning Commission on the now 8 years and counting General Plan Update Process. The agenda is enclosed....
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