Save Our County – Joint Coalition
Protecting, Restoring, And Sustaining El Dorado County, California
The document below shows the effects of Judge Stracener’s court ruling on how Measure E has amended the El Dorado County General Plan. The document was prepared by the petitioner in the case, EDCARP, and aligns with the Press Release published by El Dorado County.
Save Our County is consulting with its legal counsel to determine whether or not to pursue an appeal of the ruling.
A pdf of the document is available by clicking here.
Judge Stracener adopted the tentative ruling as his final ruling:
Here is a link to the tentative ruling: 2017-07-20 1.30pm-Civil tentative ruling
Here is what Measure E may look like after the judge’s ruling:
The Measure E proponents will consult with their legal counsel to determine what their next steps will be.
After much discussion about term limits for El Dorado County Supervisors at the July 27, 2017 Charter Review Committee meeting, we volunteered to poll El Dorado County residents for input.
Please take a few minutes to participate in the poll. You will be asked to log in to your Google account so that you can only take the poll one time.
Having trouble viewing the poll? View it here: https://goo.gl/forms/RFRzvW7lbpPWM4Ui1
Please forward to friends, neighbors, and family.
Thank you,
Save Our County
Forwarded from the Green Valley Alliance:
Dear Green Valley corridor residents and supporters:
Please attend this critical meeting of the Board for the final vote on Dixon Ranch. Help show Supervisors that the proposed density increase on this site is unacceptable. If this project & its 605 homes is news to you, visit the GVA page, https://sites.google.com/site/greenvalleyroadalliance/dixon-ranch, then:
Call him and ask if you can count on him Feb 14th to retain the designated land use of the Dixon Ranch site as Low Density Residential.
Contact info for Board of Supervisors:
1. John Hidahl, Supervisor District I, (530) 621-5650, bosone@edcgov.us
2. Shiva Frentzen, Supervisor District II, (530) 621-5651, bostwo@edcgov.us
3. Brian Veerkamp, Supervisor District III, (530) 621-5652, bosthree@edcgov.us
4. Michael Ranalli, Supervisor District IV, (530) 621-6513, bosfour@edcgov.us
5. Sue Novasel, Supervisor District V, (530) 621-6577, bosfive@edcgov.us
Clerk of the Board: edc.cob@edcgov.us
February 14th – yep, Valentine’s Day- if approved, this project will set a precedent for other proposals attempting to upzone lower density land and ignore voter approved Measure E. Don’t let this happen. We don’t say this often, but if you are able, take the afternoon off and be there to hold our electeds accountable. Mark your calendars now: 2pm Tues Feb 14th, 2850 Fairlane Ct Bldg C, Placerville
Ellen Van Dyke for Green Valley Alliance
www.GreenValleyAlliance.org
Dear Supervisors,
I ask that you do not appoint anyone to the position of Director of Community Development Agency. This Legistar item does not have information or attachments so we are left to assume that the action is to hire a CDA Director. This position is simply an additional layer of management that is not needed to serve the people of El Dorado County.
The #1 and #2 concerns of El Dorado County residents are public safety and road maintenance. The Director does not perform either of those functions. Additionally, you have made it very clear at the last few Board meetings that you need to cut the budget wherever possible to balance the budget while maintaining critical services.
This is an excellent opportunity to start trimming the fat.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sue Taylor
530-391-2190
Below are some of the suggestions we sent to Don Ashton and Roger Niello after meeting with them on November 14:
1. Eliminate Long Range Planning – it was created recently by CEDAC and has completed its mission of the TGPA/ZOU
2. Eliminate the CDA – too many layers of bureaucracy.
3. Put Environmental Health back under the direction of Health and Human Services to return the checks and balances for development.
4. Put Code Enforcement back under the Building Department.
5. Hire a Director of Transportation who understands the importance of maintenance on our roads, can oversee a crew for that purpose and not be a lobbyist for new growth.
6. Eliminate CEDAC. It lost its way long ago and the Board has suggested several times that it has outlived its usefulness. It has become a divisive force in the County and used for political purposes. At the very minimum Maryann Argyres should be removed from the committee given her lawsuit against the County. Also remove those CEDAC members who have benefited personally and in regards to land use by the actions they have taken while on this committee.
7. Split the Planning and Building departments. They have very separate functions and funding mechanisms.
8. Create an Ad Hoc task force to streamline the permit process. The task force should consist of local users of the County Planning and Building Department Page 2 of 2 System and not stack the task force with those that want to change our General Plan for their own benefit. That is what derailed the attempt 9 years ago. Through this task force, create an easy to read brochure or matrix to assist an applicant through the planning/building process and the Ombudsman position could/should be eliminated. The task force should be disbanded immediately after it completes its task.4
We appreciate your efforts to improve the relationships between the public and the County, and also within the County itself.
Thanks again for your consideration of our concerns,
Sue
Save Our County - Joint Coalition 
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