Amador County – The Plymouth City Council will host a public hearing today on the city’s General Plan update and its Final Environmental Impact Report. The meeting, 6:30 p.m. today at Plymouth City Hall, opens with a presentation from Plymouth veterinarian Elida Malick, who will talk about “General Plan Issues and Concerns.” The council will give her 10 minutes to make the presentation, after Malick requested extra time. City Manager Dixon Flynn told the council June 11th that Malick wants to give her side on issues she considers important in terms of development, and she felt she was not adequately able to address the issues in the council 3-minute public speaking time limit. Later, the council will open a public hearing on the General Plan Update, take a staff report and hear public comment on the plan and its Final EIR. The topic is for discussion only and no action will be taken. The agenda lists a continuation of the public hearing to a certain, unlisted date. In other Plymouth news, City Manager Dixon Flynn said rumors that the city was intending to sell its water rights to the Arroyo Ditch were unfounded. Flynn said city staff is still negotiating with Shenandoah Water Company on operation of the ditch and legal rights to its water. “We are not going to sell our rights,” Flynn said Tuesday. He said Shenandoah Water is “still in their homework stage,” gathering information, looking at the facilities and plans and trying to understand the rights before making a decision. Flynn said the company has until the fall to make a deal and decision with Plymouth on operating the Arroyo Ditch. Mayor Jon Colburn said water is still trickling into town in the ditch, and workers for Shenandoah Water will try to use a different diversion fork, from one that is now running too low to divert. Colburn said also that there is no intention of exporting the water from the ditch. Also today, the council will consider an extension of professional services with Development Impact, Inc., for community development director services. Staff will also report on oversight committee confirmations of the Community Mapping Tool and consider the 2009-2010 fiscal year draft budget. The council could also designate voting delegates and alternates for the League of California Cities Annual Conference, September 16th to 18th in San Jose. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.