Amador County –Construction crews began work Wednesday on the long-awaited Walgreens shopping center to be erected at the corner of Highway 49 and Ridge Road in Sutter Creek. The Amador County Transportation Commission board of directors approved an agreement in (VIDEO) March between Sutter Creek and the Petrovich Development Company that paved the way for today’s activity. The agreement allows Petrovich to pay a Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee of $1,200 to ACTC. Sutter Creek Assistant City Manager Sean Rabe said the total reduction of fees is $88,000 dollars. The agreement includes rights-of-way, frontage improvements and fee credits, as discussed by the ad hoc Transportation Policy Advisory Task force. The right-of-way is required for the highway and intersection expansions which were determined to be needed by a Traffic Impact Study of the Crossroads Shopping Center. The ACTC’s board unanimously voted to have Field sign the document when the legal team finishes drafting it. Supervisor and ACTC Board Chairman Louis Boitano said the project is “putting our people back to work” in a time “when jobs are scarce.” Sutter Creek City Manager Sean Rabe said the city is supportive of the project and excited to get the Walgreens built. Sutter Creek approved the project, formally known as the Crossroads Shopping Center, in 2004. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.