Amador County – A project that (weather permitting) should be moving earth today was marked with a ground-breaking ceremony and blessing Friday in Jackson. Mayor Connie Gonsalves and the entire Jackson City Council were among dignitaries attending the ceremony on the cul-de-sac at the end of Mission Boulevard, which for roughly $1 million, will be extended to intersect with Broadway. Gonsalves said “with funds set aside on an annual basis and with the cooperation of the Amador County Transportation Commission and Amador County, we are able to start this project. It’s going to start on Monday.” She said the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program began planning the project before the 2006 widening of the Broadway Bridge. She said partners on the project included land owners (and neighbors), Sutter Amador Hospital and Saint Sava Mission. District 1 Supervisor John Plasse, representing ACTC, said the commission “is proud of this project,” and “it’s great to see something happening.” He said the project started accumulating mitigation fees in 2004, and it was good that the bid came in below the $1.6 million estimate, and actually less than half of that. Plasse said he would like to move the rest of the funds over to another Jackson project: the extension of Sutter Street. City Manager Mike Daly said a construction bid of $584,000 won the Mission Boulevard expansion project, but right-of-way acquisition will push the total cost close to $1 million. Christina Djokovich Austin, Saint Sava Mission Foundation board member and treasurer, read a note from her board offering gratitude and appreciation to all who worked to complete the project, which fulfilled the visions, purposes and goals of the Mission. Father Stephen Tumbas of Saint Sava Mission blessed the project, making a sign of the cross in four directions and shaking holy water from a sprig of foliage. Sutter Amador Hospital CEO Ann Platt said the hospital acquired the land from Saint Sava Mission in the mid-1990s to build the new hospital, with plans to eventually extend the boulevard to Broadway. The existing access road is used by hikers with pets, she said, who may wonder why the expansion will occur. Platt said extending the road was a “tremendous opportunity to serve the community.” Gonsalves also gave thanks to Senator Dave Cox and Assemblywoman Alyson Huber for their work in helping the project get Proposition 1-B funding. George Reed Incorporated is expected to start the project today. 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 – A project that (weather permitting) should be moving earth today was marked with a ground-breaking ceremony and blessing Friday in Jackson. Mayor Connie Gonsalves and the entire Jackson City Council were among dignitaries attending the ceremony on the cul-de-sac at the end of Mission Boulevard, which for roughly $1 million, will be extended to intersect with Broadway. Gonsalves said “with funds set aside on an annual basis and with the cooperation of the Amador County Transportation Commission and Amador County, we are able to start this project. It’s going to start on Monday.” She said the Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program began planning the project before the 2006 widening of the Broadway Bridge. She said partners on the project included land owners (and neighbors), Sutter Amador Hospital and Saint Sava Mission. District 1 Supervisor John Plasse, representing ACTC, said the commission “is proud of this project,” and “it’s great to see something happening.” He said the project started accumulating mitigation fees in 2004, and it was good that the bid came in below the $1.6 million estimate, and actually less than half of that. Plasse said he would like to move the rest of the funds over to another Jackson project: the extension of Sutter Street. City Manager Mike Daly said a construction bid of $584,000 won the Mission Boulevard expansion project, but right-of-way acquisition will push the total cost close to $1 million. Christina Djokovich Austin, Saint Sava Mission Foundation board member and treasurer, read a note from her board offering gratitude and appreciation to all who worked to complete the project, which fulfilled the visions, purposes and goals of the Mission. Father Stephen Tumbas of Saint Sava Mission blessed the project, making a sign of the cross in four directions and shaking holy water from a sprig of foliage. Sutter Amador Hospital CEO Ann Platt said the hospital acquired the land from Saint Sava Mission in the mid-1990s to build the new hospital, with plans to eventually extend the boulevard to Broadway. The existing access road is used by hikers with pets, she said, who may wonder why the expansion will occur. Platt said extending the road was a “tremendous opportunity to serve the community.” Gonsalves also gave thanks to Senator Dave Cox and Assemblywoman Alyson Huber for their work in helping the project get Proposition 1-B funding. George Reed Incorporated is expected to start the project today. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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