Amador County – Plymouth City Council Thursday agreed to apply for a grant for a countywide greenhouse gas inventory, but still wants information before finalizing the decision. Community Development Director Barry Siebe said the county would lead an application for Proposition 84 funding to inventory countywide sources of greenhouse gas, as required by new law, Senate Bill 32. Siebe said the law requires the inventory on any project that requires a California Environmental Quality Act study, and doing the inventory would make Plymouth and the county more attractive to development. The estimated cost to apply was $7,000. Siebe said the county was asking each city to join the application at no cost, but each is urged to contribute what it can afford. Ione last week joined and contributed $1,000. Siebe and Amador County Planner Susan Grijalva said there is a movement to repeal SB32 or suspend it due to the economy. Councilman Mike O’Meara said he knew they had to cover their “rear ends,” but “cap and trade is going to kill” his and other businesses, or push them to other states. Councilman Greg Baldwin said the only emissions the state should worry about are from vehicles, and supported taking a “stand” against SB32. Mayor Pat Fordyce was leery of the law being rescinded, wondered if the application was premature, asked if funding would be extended (if the August 31st filing deadline was missed). Siebe was not sure, and Grijalva said staff could ask that question at a workshop on the grants this week in Sacramento. The council approved the application, but will “rescind it,” Baldwin said, “if we don’t like the answer.” The council will get the answer August 4th in joint meeting with its Planning Commission. The council, on O’Meara’s suggestion, also approved sending a “very strong letter” to “explain to Sacramento that this is going to kill us.” Councilwoman Pat Shackleton said she was “sick and tired of voting for things” under pressure of a deadline from the state, adding that: “We’re on the pipeline and I wish to heck we weren’t. I’m not going to vote for it.” She eventually changed her mind and voted for the resolution to prepare the application, on a 5-0 vote. Grijalva said she will take the joint application to the Board of Supervisors August 3rd. She said “we have to do it together or individually, and it will be cheaper to do inventory together than separately and redundantly.” The grant could total $100,000 to $1 million. Siebe said if all cities and the county don’t approve the joint application, then Plymouth is “off the hook.” 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 Thursday agreed to apply for a grant for a countywide greenhouse gas inventory, but still wants information before finalizing the decision. Community Development Director Barry Siebe said the county would lead an application for Proposition 84 funding to inventory countywide sources of greenhouse gas, as required by new law, Senate Bill 32. Siebe said the law requires the inventory on any project that requires a California Environmental Quality Act study, and doing the inventory would make Plymouth and the county more attractive to development. The estimated cost to apply was $7,000. Siebe said the county was asking each city to join the application at no cost, but each is urged to contribute what it can afford. Ione last week joined and contributed $1,000. Siebe and Amador County Planner Susan Grijalva said there is a movement to repeal SB32 or suspend it due to the economy. Councilman Mike O’Meara said he knew they had to cover their “rear ends,” but “cap and trade is going to kill” his and other businesses, or push them to other states. Councilman Greg Baldwin said the only emissions the state should worry about are from vehicles, and supported taking a “stand” against SB32. Mayor Pat Fordyce was leery of the law being rescinded, wondered if the application was premature, asked if funding would be extended (if the August 31st filing deadline was missed). Siebe was not sure, and Grijalva said staff could ask that question at a workshop on the grants this week in Sacramento. The council approved the application, but will “rescind it,” Baldwin said, “if we don’t like the answer.” The council will get the answer August 4th in joint meeting with its Planning Commission. The council, on O’Meara’s suggestion, also approved sending a “very strong letter” to “explain to Sacramento that this is going to kill us.” Councilwoman Pat Shackleton said she was “sick and tired of voting for things” under pressure of a deadline from the state, adding that: “We’re on the pipeline and I wish to heck we weren’t. I’m not going to vote for it.” She eventually changed her mind and voted for the resolution to prepare the application, on a 5-0 vote. Grijalva said she will take the joint application to the Board of Supervisors August 3rd. She said “we have to do it together or individually, and it will be cheaper to do inventory together than separately and redundantly.” The grant could total $100,000 to $1 million. Siebe said if all cities and the county don’t approve the joint application, then Plymouth is “off the hook.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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