Sutter Creek – Dozens of people attended a dedication of the new Sutter Creek pedestrian bridge Friday, marking its opening to the public. Field representatives for Senator Dave Cox and Assemblywoman Alyson Huber joined officials from the city of Plymouth, the Amador Water Agency, Sutter Creek, Amador County and others in marking the opening of the downtown pedestrian bridge, which serves a dual purpose of allowing the AWA pipeline to Plymouth to traverse Sutter Creek’s namesake creek. AWA Board’s Terence Moore said few presidents get to preside over the dedication of a bridge, but the ceremony was held to honor General Manager Jim Abercrombie’s end to 12 years at the agency. He passes the helm to Interim General Manager Gene Mancebo, who also spoke, and introduced some of those who helped to build the pipeline, now completed and undergoing testing. The pipeline has been fully buried and is charged with water, and the agency is now testing it. Full activation of the pipeline is projected for late October. Plymouth City Manager Dixon Flynn said last week that he may approach his City Council about asking for activation of the pipeline later in the year, due to budgeting. He said Plymouth budgeted to have well water for 6 months of this fiscal year and pipeline water for 6 months. The project would be 3 months early if activated in October. District 4 AWA Director Debbie Dunn said she hoped the project in Sutter Creek would help “bridge the gap between governances.” Sutter Creek Mayor Gary Wooten said she said the same things he would say. Flynn and Plymouth Councilwoman Pat Fordyce joined the AWA board of directors for photos in front of the bridge, before Moore and Wooten cut the ribbons on either side of the bridge. The bridge links public parking lots on either side of the creek, behind City Hall and next to the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort on the other side. Others stood for photos, including Sutter Creek City Council members and city administration, and AWA engineer Eric Christeson and pipeline contractors, Mountain Cascade. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.