Amador County – The Amador County Regional Planning Committee lost two members in the last two months, but its chairman has made an outreach to other groups and entities around the county. On August 5, Ione Mayor Chester “Skip” Schaufel broke the news to Regional Planning Committee Chairman Keith Sweet that the Ione City Council “voted unanimously to discontinue participation in the Amador Regional Planning Committee.” Schaufel said in the August 3rd vote, the council determined that it felt “that the mayor/chair forum and other forums are a better place to address the issues facing the county and cities in Amador County.” Schaufel asked Sweet to accept the letter as Ione’s “90-day notice to discontinue participation in the Amador Regional Planing Committee pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.” Sweet returned a letter asking the council to reconsider, but Ione City Council at its September 7th meeting “affirmed their unanimous vote to discontinue their participation.” Sweet at the end of July also received a letter from Amador County Board of Supervisors Chairman Brian Oneto, who also gave a 90-day notice of quitting the MOU and the regional planning committee. Oneto said “Supervisors met and voted unanimously to discontinue their participation in the Amador Regional Planning Committee.” Oneto said the “board feels that planning-related issues are represented in other forums and that participation in this committee seems somewhat redundant.” Ione’s withdrawal becomes effective October 27th, and the Board of Supervisors’ withdrawal is effective November 24th. Regional Planning Committee Chair Keith Sweet in late August sent a letter to Andy Byrne, moderator of tthe Pine Grove Civic Improvement Club. The letter asked if the Pine Grove group would be interested in participating on the county Regional Planning Committee. Sweet sent similar letters to Amador City and other organizations in Pine Grove and Pioneer. In the letter to Byrne, Sweet told that Supervisors and the Ione City Council had both withdrawn. He said he hoped they would be rescinded, but withdrawals “created a discussion resulting in an interest in and an overdue need to expand participation to other groups interested in regional cooperation.” Remaining member entities are the city councils of Jackson, Sutter Creek, and Plymouth, as well as two at-large citizen members. Committee members are Sweet, Tim Murphy, Pat Fordyce and Renee Chapman. Alternates are Connie Gonsalves, Sandra Andreson, Greg Baldwin and Brian Jobson. The Amador Regional Planning Committee next meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 22nd at the Jackson Civic Center. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 20 September 2010 06:30
Amador Regional Planning Committee loses Ione, Supes; seeks new members
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Amador County – The Amador County Regional Planning Committee lost two members in the last two months, but its chairman has made an outreach to other groups and entities around the county. On August 5, Ione Mayor Chester “Skip” Schaufel broke the news to Regional Planning Committee Chairman Keith Sweet that the Ione City Council “voted unanimously to discontinue participation in the Amador Regional Planning Committee.” Schaufel said in the August 3rd vote, the council determined that it felt “that the mayor/chair forum and other forums are a better place to address the issues facing the county and cities in Amador County.” Schaufel asked Sweet to accept the letter as Ione’s “90-day notice to discontinue participation in the Amador Regional Planing Committee pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.” Sweet returned a letter asking the council to reconsider, but Ione City Council at its September 7th meeting “affirmed their unanimous vote to discontinue their participation.” Sweet at the end of July also received a letter from Amador County Board of Supervisors Chairman Brian Oneto, who also gave a 90-day notice of quitting the MOU and the regional planning committee. Oneto said “Supervisors met and voted unanimously to discontinue their participation in the Amador Regional Planning Committee.” Oneto said the “board feels that planning-related issues are represented in other forums and that participation in this committee seems somewhat redundant.” Ione’s withdrawal becomes effective October 27th, and the Board of Supervisors’ withdrawal is effective November 24th. Regional Planning Committee Chair Keith Sweet in late August sent a letter to Andy Byrne, moderator of tthe Pine Grove Civic Improvement Club. The letter asked if the Pine Grove group would be interested in participating on the county Regional Planning Committee. Sweet sent similar letters to Amador City and other organizations in Pine Grove and Pioneer. In the letter to Byrne, Sweet told that Supervisors and the Ione City Council had both withdrawn. He said he hoped they would be rescinded, but withdrawals “created a discussion resulting in an interest in and an overdue need to expand participation to other groups interested in regional cooperation.” Remaining member entities are the city councils of Jackson, Sutter Creek, and Plymouth, as well as two at-large citizen members. Committee members are Sweet, Tim Murphy, Pat Fordyce and Renee Chapman. Alternates are Connie Gonsalves, Sandra Andreson, Greg Baldwin and Brian Jobson. The Amador Regional Planning Committee next meets 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 22nd at the Jackson Civic Center. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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