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Low-income tax filers and
seniors can get expert help with filling out their tax returns – for free. The
IRS and AARP sponsor the nationwide Tax Aide program where trained volunteers
prepare and electronically file tax returns at no cost. According to Senior
Center Director Laurie Webb, the local volunteers, many of who are retired
business professionals, are trained by the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board.
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The start of last night’s Jackson Planning Commission meeting was a mix of farewell and job well done to Wayne Garibaldi, who was recently appointed to the Jackson City Council, and the selection of Letitia Sexton as the new chair. Dave Butow will take another term as Vice-Chair. Sexton thanked Garibaldi for listening to her ideas while he served on the commission, an important gesture towards a new member. Later in the meeting, Sean Rabe gave an overview presentation of the revised Amador County Transportation Commission Traffic Impact Study Guidelines. ACTC is requesting that city and county governments adopt uniform standards for traffic impact analysis and mitigation for new development. It should also speed up the review process since a summary section is now required to be included in a Transportation Impact Study. The revised ACTC guidelines will now require the developer to evaluate of impacts on transit, bike and pedestrian facilities along with recommendations for fixing these problems. It also includes Fair Share and Cost estimates to better understand the financial impact.
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Friday, 18 January 2008 01:27
Mayor of Jackson Rosalie Pryor-Escamilla to Run For District 1 Supervisor
Written byMayor of Jackson Rosalie Pryor-Escamilla will run for the District 1 Supervisor’s seat -- something she’s said in the past that she would not do. Pryor-Escamilla told TSPN that she has changed her mind about running and has taken out a petition for signatures in lieu of a filing fee. County planning commissioner John Gonsalves and rancher John Plasse announced months ago that they will run in the June primary for the district 1 seat. Pryor-Escamilla said she hopes her candidacy will make things “more interesting.”
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 08:55
Final Amador Government 101 Workshop to be Held this Wednesday
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The final Amador Government 101 workshop topic
will be held this Wednesday at the County Administration
Center in Jackson. The focus of the workshop will be on related county agencies including water,
recreation and
transportation agencies, the school district, the air quality district and
Amador Community Foundation. Speakers will include
Superintendent Mike Carey for the Amador County Unified School District, Tracey
Towner-Yep with the Amador County Recreation Agency, Charles Field with the
Amador County Transportation Commission and Roseanne Chamberlain with Amador
LAFCO. The speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:30. An
open public question and answer period will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The public is welcome to
attend for absolutely FREE. Free childcare is also provided so that parents
with young children can attend. TSPN is taping all of the workshops for
broadcast at a future date. For more information, call Debbie Dunn at
296-5435.
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The effort to prevent a water and sewer rate
increase in Jackson
has apparently failed. Jackson
City Manager Mike Daly said Monday that letters protesting the increases had
been counted and verified. Protest letters from over 50% of Jackson water and sewer
customers were needed to prevent the rate increase. Of 2088 water customers, 879 protest letters were
received, or 42.1%, failing by 166 votes. Of 1406 sewer accounts, 691 protest letters were received
for 49.1%, only 13 votes short of the 50% plus one needed. Protest
organizer Judith Jebian observed the letter count and received justification
for all invalidated letters.
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Tonight’s session of Amador Government 101 will focus on
city government. Amador Government 101 is
the ongoing workshop series offered by decision and policy makers to help the
general public better understand Amador County Government. Tonight’s workshop
will start at 6:30 with an overview of city incorporation and presentations by
representatives from Amador City and Plymouth.
City managers from Ione, Jackson
and Sutter Creek will address the workshop from 7:30 to 8:30. An open public
question and answer period will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Workshops
are held at the County Government Center on Court Street in Jackson -- the
public is welcome to attend any of the workshops for absolutely FREE. Free
childcare is also provided so that parents with young children can attend.
After Wednesday night, there is one more workshop left in the series, on
November 28th. TSPN is taping all of the workshops for broadcast at
a future date.
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In early April of 2007, after a full day of work,
twenty-four year old Zackary
Fowler was riding his motorcycle on Highway 124 between Ione and Plymouth when he ran
head-on into a minivan. Suffering life-threatening injuries he was life-flighted
to UC Davis Medical Center. As a result of this accident Zackary lost his right
leg and has limited use of his right arm and hand. In the weeks following the
accident Fowler and his wife learned that they did not have Durable Medical
Equipment or “DME” coverage.
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The Amador Water Agency
recently finished a project in the busy Highway 49 corridor using an innovative
“trenchless” technology. The
project consisted of improving the flow in a 6-inch sewer collection line
located in the Martell area south of the Highway 49 near Airport Boulevard. The Agency’s
Manager of Engineering and Planning Gene Mancebo explains that the Agency used
“trenchless technology” to complete the project -- a construction process that
minimizes or eliminates the need for trenching. A 322-foot segment of pitted iron pipe was relined in one
day, without the need to dig a trench or replace the pipe. Mancebo said
the process, “presents a cost savings by extending the life of the pipe, and
avoiding potential problems which could include spills and the fines from those
spills.“ What could have been very expensive project, proved to be much less
costly with the use of trenchless technology. The work was completed for
approximately $20,000.
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Be safe this Halloween. Amador County Child Abuse
Prevention Council has these safely tips for your kids: Trick or treat in your
own neighborhood. Plan your route ahead of time with your parents. Stop only at
houses that have lights on. Don’t go into a stranger’s house for any reason.
If a stranger invites you inside, say “no,” get away, and tell a trusted adult.
Remember to bring your older brother or sister or an adult you trust with you. Keep a flashlight or glow
stick with you so that you can find you way. It’ll also help you show off your
costume! Don’t eat your treats as you go. Instead, save them until you get home
and your parents have had a chance to look through your bag of goodies.
Have a safe and fun Halloween!
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Monday, 29 October 2007 02:09
The Amador County Health Department Warns Public About Flu Season
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Amador County Public Health Officer, Dr. Bob
Hartmann advises that getting a flu vaccine is still the number
one way to prevent influenza (flu.) “The flu can limit a
person’s ability to work, go to school, care for loved ones, or enjoy fun
activities and just plain make you sick.
The flu vaccine can
prevent the flu and some serious complications such as pneumonia” says
Hartmann. In the US, about 35,000 people die and more
than 225,000 people are hospitalized each year because of influenza and
disease complications. There are two types of flu vaccine available
this year and both are in good supply. The
"flu shot” is given as an injection, usually in the arm. The newer nasal-spray flu vaccine (brand name FluMist®) is a
vaccine made with weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu (sometimes
called LAIV for “Live
Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”). FluMist® is approved for use
in healthy people 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant.
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