Amador County – Ione city staff and council members reported last week on the Beautification Project meeting held at the end of January. City Manager Kim Kerr said about 25 people attended the January 22nd Town Hall Meeting to get input on how to proceed with code enforcement and hear citizens’ concerns and how they think the City can help clean up or enhance the downtown corridor and neighborhoods. Kerr said much of public comment was to focus work on primary corridors into the City, such as highways 104 and 124 initially. Highway 104 entering into town from Highway 88 received the highest priority, followed by 104/Preston Avenue, 124/Church Street, and 124/Shakeley Lane. Kerr said: “Based on those comments, staff will be developing a plan to determine how to proceed with this project and what opportunities are available to address these specific areas first.” Suggestions included placing dumpsters in neighborhoods for clean-up. Kerr said citizens wanted a city survey to poll people on beautification ideas. She said a similar survey was done with sewer billing in March, but the new survey was not yet completed. She said the city would have to work with ACES Waste Services or Amador & Calaveras Disposal service on how to get rid of bulk waste items such as tires, appliances and vehicles. Kerr said the overwhelming attitude was to “focus on clean-up, not enforcement.” She expected the Beautification survey to be successful as the last survey issued to the public – on the city General Plan Update – drew 234 responses, despite its being a 4-page survey. Kerr said the survey would be brought back to City Council for discussion and direction when it was completed. She estimated the cost at $125 for printing and staff time to create the survey then analyze results. Councilman David Plank asked if Kerr thought it was “time to establish a community subcommittee on the Beautification Project, under the city staff’s direction.” Kerr said she thought March might be the right time to start that beautification subcommittee. 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 – Ione city staff and council members reported last week on the Beautification Project meeting held at the end of January. City Manager Kim Kerr said about 25 people attended the January 22nd Town Hall Meeting to get input on how to proceed with code enforcement and hear citizens’ concerns and how they think the City can help clean up or enhance the downtown corridor and neighborhoods. Kerr said much of public comment was to focus work on primary corridors into the City, such as highways 104 and 124 initially. Highway 104 entering into town from Highway 88 received the highest priority, followed by 104/Preston Avenue, 124/Church Street, and 124/Shakeley Lane. Kerr said: “Based on those comments, staff will be developing a plan to determine how to proceed with this project and what opportunities are available to address these specific areas first.” Suggestions included placing dumpsters in neighborhoods for clean-up. Kerr said citizens wanted a city survey to poll people on beautification ideas. She said a similar survey was done with sewer billing in March, but the new survey was not yet completed. She said the city would have to work with ACES Waste Services or Amador & Calaveras Disposal service on how to get rid of bulk waste items such as tires, appliances and vehicles. Kerr said the overwhelming attitude was to “focus on clean-up, not enforcement.” She expected the Beautification survey to be successful as the last survey issued to the public – on the city General Plan Update – drew 234 responses, despite its being a 4-page survey. Kerr said the survey would be brought back to City Council for discussion and direction when it was completed. She estimated the cost at $125 for printing and staff time to create the survey then analyze results. Councilman David Plank asked if Kerr thought it was “time to establish a community subcommittee on the Beautification Project, under the city staff’s direction.” Kerr said she thought March might be the right time to start that beautification subcommittee. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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