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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:25
Amador County Tax Collector Reminds That Unsecured Tax Payments Are Due Tuesday, Aug. 31
Amador County – Amador County’s Treasurer and Tax Collector last week announced a reminder to taxpayers that unsecured taxes for the 2010-2011 fiscal year are due and payable, and will become delinquent if not paid by 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 31st. Treasurer and Tax Collector Michael E. Ryan released a notice Thursday, August 19th by e-mail telling of the looming deadline. Ryan said “unsecured taxes are typically owed on boats, airplanes, business property, possessory interests, and mining claims.” After August 31st, delinquent unsecured taxes will be subject to a 10 percent penalty, he said. Additional penalties and fees will accrue if the taxes remain unpaid after November 1st. Ryan said payments may be made by mail sent to the Amador County Tax Collector, 810 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95642-2132, and must be postmarked by the delinquent date of August 31st to avoid late penalties. Payments may also be made in person during normal business hours at the tax collector’s office in the county administrative building at 810 Court Street in Jackson. Ryan also reminded people that Amador County administrative offices are closed on Fridays due to work furloughs. Additionally, payments may be made with a credit card over the telephone by calling 1-800-609-4599. Credit card and e-check payments may also be made over the Internet by visiting the websites shown on the Amador County tax bill. Ryan said any questions regarding unsecured property taxes should be addressed to the Amador County Tax Collector at (209) 223-6364. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:30
Plymouth to Consider Miwok FEIR
Amador County – Plymouth City Council will host a public meeting today (Monday, August 23rd) to discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Ione Band of Miwok Indians’ “Fee To Trust” action on land that would be home to the tribe’s gambling casino. Plymouth City Council will hold a special meeting 2 p.m. Monday, August 23rd, at Lodge Hill, at 18565 Empire Street in Plymouth, to receive information and discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, regarding its 228-acre fee to trust land transfer project. The tribe is seeking to build a world-class gambling casino and hotel in Plymouth and surrounding property in unincorporated Plymouth. Pam Baumgartner of the Ione Miwok tribe said Friday that Analytical Environmental Science prepared the FEIS, which will have a comment period open through mid-September. She said the FEIS is available online at www.ioneis.com. The FEIS studies impacts of the casino, including economic. In part, it lists that the casino would draw 3.6 million annual visitors, with an estimated 39 percent coming from beyond 50 miles. Expenditures in the state were estimated at $29 million by the 2nd phase of the project, which would have a casino, hotel, and food and beverage. By the 2nd phase, it was estimated casino jobs would pay $38 million. That would include 721 gaming employees, 236 food & beverage, and 197 administrative and general workers, among 1,500 total jobs. Government impact included an estimated $13.5 million in sales tax revenue statewide annually, and $3 million in total mitigation payments to Plymouth annually, “in addition to a 1-time payment of $6.4 million.” The analysis said Amador County could expect a total net output of $281 million from the casino. City Clerk Gloria Stoddard said Gil Jamerson, vice chairman of the Ione Miwok tribal council, had met briefly with City Manager Dixon Flynn to discuss the meeting. Stoddard said the city council will try to keep comment on the Final EIS, and not on the casino project. The meeting announcement noted that public comment is normally limited to 3 minutes per person, with 20 minutes being allowed for all comments. Any public comments beyond the initial 20 minutes may be heard at the conclusion of the agenda. Mayor Patricia Fordyce has the discretion to lengthen or shorten allotted times. Stoddard said Lodge Hill is being used because City Hall is scheduled to be used by Women Infants & Children. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:37
Board of Supervisors Pre-Agenda Report with Richard Forster 8-23-10
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:42
Amador County News TSPN TV with Alex Lane 8-23-10
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:37
Board of Supervisors Pre-Agenda Report with Richard Forster 8-23-10
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:33
Jackson Rancheria Gang Shooter Pleads Guilty, Will Get 22-Year Sentence
Amador County – A gang member who shot 2 people at the Jackson Rancheria Casino in March made a plea bargain Thursday (August 19th) in exchange for a 22-year prison sentence. Gilbert Zaragoza, 20, a resident of Stockton, “pled guilty to the felony charges of assault with a firearm and child abuse;” and “admitted that he personally used a firearm and committed the assault for the benefit of a criminal street gang,” Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe said in a release. He said “in a separate case, Zaragoza pled guilty to a felony charge of damaging jail property,” and “as a result of the pleas and admissions, Zaragoza will receive 22 years in state prison.” The latter charges stem from an attempted escape from a cell in the Amador County Jail, after his arrest in March. The shooting charges “stem from a gang-related encounter that occurred inside the Jackson Rancheria Casino on March 14th,” when a “group that included Zaragoza, a known member of the Norteno street gang, dressed in predominantly red clothing, approached a group that included people from a rival street gang, which included victims Hamid Flores, 19,” and a male juvenile. “Words were exchanged and one of the people in Zaragoza’s group spit on the male juvenile’s shoe. The victims thought that there was about to be a fist fight, when Zaragoza pulled out a firearm and shot Flores in the face.” He also shot “the fleeing juvenile in the neck,” and “both victims survived.” Surveillance video at the Jackson Rancheria Casino helped to quickly identify Zaragoza and aided in his capture. Riebe credited the Amador County Sheriff’s Department in aiding the case by “promptly capturing Zaragoza and conducting a thorough and effective investigation.” He said the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department “provided valuable assistance in the investigation by assembling the evidence proving that Zaragoza was a gang member and that the crimes were committed to benefit the Norteno street gang.” Riebe said because Zaragoza pled guilty to a violent crime, considered a “strike” crime under the state’s “Three Strikes” law, he must serve 80 percent of his sentence before he can be released. Sentencing is scheduled for September 30th. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:30
Plymouth to Consider Miwok FEIR
Amador County – Plymouth City Council will host a public meeting today (Monday, August 23rd) to discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Ione Band of Miwok Indians’ “Fee To Trust” action on land that would be home to the tribe’s gambling casino. Plymouth City Council will hold a special meeting 2 p.m. Monday, August 23rd, at Lodge Hill, at 18565 Empire Street in Plymouth, to receive information and discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, regarding its 228-acre fee to trust land transfer project. The tribe is seeking to build a world-class gambling casino and hotel in Plymouth and surrounding property in unincorporated Plymouth. Pam Baumgartner of the Ione Miwok tribe said Friday that Analytical Environmental Science prepared the FEIS, which will have a comment period open through mid-September. She said the FEIS is available online at www.ioneis.com. The FEIS studies impacts of the casino, including economic. In part, it lists that the casino would draw 3.6 million annual visitors, with an estimated 39 percent coming from beyond 50 miles. Expenditures in the state were estimated at $29 million by the 2nd phase of the project, which would have a casino, hotel, and food and beverage. By the 2nd phase, it was estimated casino jobs would pay $38 million. That would include 721 gaming employees, 236 food & beverage, and 197 administrative and general workers, among 1,500 total jobs. Government impact included an estimated $13.5 million in sales tax revenue statewide annually, and $3 million in total mitigation payments to Plymouth annually, “in addition to a 1-time payment of $6.4 million.” The analysis said Amador County could expect a total net output of $281 million from the casino. City Clerk Gloria Stoddard said Gil Jamerson, vice chairman of the Ione Miwok tribal council, had met briefly with City Manager Dixon Flynn to discuss the meeting. Stoddard said the city council will try to keep comment on the Final EIS, and not on the casino project. The meeting announcement noted that public comment is normally limited to 3 minutes per person, with 20 minutes being allowed for all comments. Any public comments beyond the initial 20 minutes may be heard at the conclusion of the agenda. Mayor Patricia Fordyce has the discretion to lengthen or shorten allotted times. Stoddard said Lodge Hill is being used because City Hall is scheduled to be used by Women Infants & Children. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:28
Broadband Project Gets $46M ARRA Grant for 18 Central Valley Counties
Amador County – Amador County is among 18 counties to share in a $46.6 million federal grant to bring broadband Internet technology to rural counties. The Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project received notification of the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Janis Cortese said her nonprofit Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and private sector partner The Central Valley Independent Network, LLC, have put together a project plan designed to improve the availability of broadband networking infrastructure for 18 counties in the Central Valley. The counties targeted for broadband infrastructure though the grant are Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, Tulare, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter and Yuba. Applied for March 26th, the funding was announced August 18. Cortese said the companies believe “the implementation of this robust network infrastructure can dramatically change the ways citizens in these 18 counties learn, work and live together.” She said the funding in the short term will also “create jobs associated with network deployment and contribute to economic growth in the longer term.” Coretese said “widespread support from various groups and constituencies in these counties helped make the case for this funding.” The total project costs are projected to be $66.6 million. The project “involves building, operating, and maintaining a fiber-optic network infrastructure that will traverse 1,371 miles of California's Central Valley. Cortese said the project will initially “focus on connecting community anchor institutions via fiber, including 19 county offices of education sites, 14 community college sites, 3 California State University campuses, 20 county/main libraries, and 7 public safety sites.” For more information, visit www.cvngbip.org. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Monday, 23 August 2010 06:25
Amador County Tax Collector Reminds That Unsecured Tax Payments Are Due Tuesday, Aug. 31
Amador County – Amador County’s Treasurer and Tax Collector last week announced a reminder to taxpayers that unsecured taxes for the 2010-2011 fiscal year are due and payable, and will become delinquent if not paid by 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 31st. Treasurer and Tax Collector Michael E. Ryan released a notice Thursday, August 19th by e-mail telling of the looming deadline. Ryan said “unsecured taxes are typically owed on boats, airplanes, business property, possessory interests, and mining claims.” After August 31st, delinquent unsecured taxes will be subject to a 10 percent penalty, he said. Additional penalties and fees will accrue if the taxes remain unpaid after November 1st. Ryan said payments may be made by mail sent to the Amador County Tax Collector, 810 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95642-2132, and must be postmarked by the delinquent date of August 31st to avoid late penalties. Payments may also be made in person during normal business hours at the tax collector’s office in the county administrative building at 810 Court Street in Jackson. Ryan also reminded people that Amador County administrative offices are closed on Fridays due to work furloughs. Additionally, payments may be made with a credit card over the telephone by calling 1-800-609-4599. Credit card and e-check payments may also be made over the Internet by visiting the websites shown on the Amador County tax bill. Ryan said any questions regarding unsecured property taxes should be addressed to the Amador County Tax Collector at (209) 223-6364. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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