Amador County – The Upcountry Community Council has been “very informally” looking at the possibility of creating a special district in the Upcountry. The group’s new co-chair, Lynn Morgan said the largely unstructured Upcountry Community Council members must still study how that process works. But Morgan said this week that with the economy as it is, she “didn’t want to make it seem that the UCC would be charging dues for anyone who lives in the Upcountry.” They will look at having a workshop in the summer to educate its attendees on having special districts. Morgan said the group would like to contact the head of the Amador County Local Agency Formation Commission about hosting a presentation for UCC this year. Morgan said forming a special district is a long process and “as far as I know doesn’t take any less than a couple of years.” Morgan was selected co-chair about 6 months ago for the Upcountry Community Council, which has restructured its makeup. She said the UCC began as a collection of housing areas, with elected and selected representatives. That was set aside in August 2009 when Morgan and UCC incumbent Co-Chair Bob Currall took lead of the group, and founding member and past co-chair Debbie Dunn stepped aside. Dunn at the time said her duties on the Amador Water Agency board were too much work, and she also told council members that she supported turnover in the UCC’s leadership. Morgan said the group at the beginning identified certain housing tracts, and members were elected to be on the council. But they are less formal now, and “sort of invite anybody who comes” to be a part of the council. She said if people live in the Upcountry or are concerned, they can attend. There are “no council members on the council itself.” Morgan said the group “plans to have interesting presentations at meetings this year,” and want to have a presentation on preventing elder fraud. They also have been watching the Gravity Supply Line issue, as “most of us up here are on wells,” and the fire suppression is a major issue. Some neighborhoods have 25,000-gallon tanks, she said, but most, like Morgan’s neighborhood in very eastern Pioneer, only have wells. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 17:00
Upcountry Community Council Takes “Very Informal” Look at Special Districting
Amador County – The Upcountry Community Council has been “very informally” looking at the possibility of creating a special district in the Upcountry. The group’s new co-chair, Lynn Morgan said the largely unstructured Upcountry Community Council members must still study how that process works. But Morgan said this week that with the economy as it is, she “didn’t want to make it seem that the UCC would be charging dues for anyone who lives in the Upcountry.” They will look at having a workshop in the summer to educate its attendees on having special districts. Morgan said the group would like to contact the head of the Amador County Local Agency Formation Commission about hosting a presentation for UCC this year. Morgan said forming a special district is a long process and “as far as I know doesn’t take any less than a couple of years.” Morgan was selected co-chair about 6 months ago for the Upcountry Community Council, which has restructured its makeup. She said the UCC began as a collection of housing areas, with elected and selected representatives. That was set aside in August 2009 when Morgan and UCC incumbent Co-Chair Bob Currall took lead of the group, and founding member and past co-chair Debbie Dunn stepped aside. Dunn at the time said her duties on the Amador Water Agency board were too much work, and she also told council members that she supported turnover in the UCC’s leadership. Morgan said the group at the beginning identified certain housing tracts, and members were elected to be on the council. But they are less formal now, and “sort of invite anybody who comes” to be a part of the council. She said if people live in the Upcountry or are concerned, they can attend. There are “no council members on the council itself.” Morgan said the group “plans to have interesting presentations at meetings this year,” and want to have a presentation on preventing elder fraud. They also have been watching the Gravity Supply Line issue, as “most of us up here are on wells,” and the fire suppression is a major issue. Some neighborhoods have 25,000-gallon tanks, she said, but most, like Morgan’s neighborhood in very eastern Pioneer, only have wells. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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