Amador County – Plymouth City Council discussed the Lodge Hill remodel project last week, learning its finish date was pushed back about half a month by weather to June 15th. The project has not found anything unusual beside small animal nests, said Mayor Patricia Fordyce, but they have run into a problem of trying to make wainscoting from old wall boards on the new walls. Rancho Cordova-based Kaler-Dobler Construction cannot place the wainscoting back on the walls, but Lodge Hill Committee members will do that. Fordyce said part of the problem is lead paint on the old wood, which must be removed. Plymouth had a visit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which toured 2 facilities in town for potential funding. Fordyce said they were interested in the Lodge Hill project’s second phase. The current project is installing a kitchen, restrooms, new French doors, windows, walls, a foundation, a roof and other features to the main floor of the lodge. Funding was adequate to address only the main floor, so the upper level will be left as it is. Lodge Hill’s current remodeling phase is using $95,000 in Proposition 40 funding allocated by the Amador County Recreation Agency board of directors. It also received a $250,000 historic preservation grant from the state. Fordyce said USDA saw the upper floor restoration as a potentially fundable project, but officials did not make the same distinction for the city firehouse construction project. The project began about 7 years ago, funded by the city, with volunteer firefighters and Pine Grove Fire Camp crews adding labor. Fordyce said the city council last week discussed getting funds to finish the interior of the building, including drywall, to be able to house its full-time firefighters, paid by Measure M funding. The city has money for the firehouse, including $2,700 given by the Ione Band of Miwok Indians several years ago, left over from an original amount of $5,000. She said Supervisor Brian Oneto would try to help the firehouse project with discretionary funds, “if they come back.” An Amador County mid-year report last week showed a county budget shortfall of more than a $4 million. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – Plymouth City Council discussed the Lodge Hill remodel project last week, learning its finish date was pushed back about half a month by weather to June 15th. The project has not found anything unusual beside small animal nests, said Mayor Patricia Fordyce, but they have run into a problem of trying to make wainscoting from old wall boards on the new walls. Rancho Cordova-based Kaler-Dobler Construction cannot place the wainscoting back on the walls, but Lodge Hill Committee members will do that. Fordyce said part of the problem is lead paint on the old wood, which must be removed. Plymouth had a visit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which toured 2 facilities in town for potential funding. Fordyce said they were interested in the Lodge Hill project’s second phase. The current project is installing a kitchen, restrooms, new French doors, windows, walls, a foundation, a roof and other features to the main floor of the lodge. Funding was adequate to address only the main floor, so the upper level will be left as it is. Lodge Hill’s current remodeling phase is using $95,000 in Proposition 40 funding allocated by the Amador County Recreation Agency board of directors. It also received a $250,000 historic preservation grant from the state. Fordyce said USDA saw the upper floor restoration as a potentially fundable project, but officials did not make the same distinction for the city firehouse construction project. The project began about 7 years ago, funded by the city, with volunteer firefighters and Pine Grove Fire Camp crews adding labor. Fordyce said the city council last week discussed getting funds to finish the interior of the building, including drywall, to be able to house its full-time firefighters, paid by Measure M funding. The city has money for the firehouse, including $2,700 given by the Ione Band of Miwok Indians several years ago, left over from an original amount of $5,000. She said Supervisor Brian Oneto would try to help the firehouse project with discretionary funds, “if they come back.” An Amador County mid-year report last week showed a county budget shortfall of more than a $4 million. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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