Friday, 20 April 2007 00:07
The City Of Ione Get A New Auditor
Ione has a New Police Officer, retired
CHP Officer, John Kellogg was introduced to the Ione City Council Monday and
was sworn in to office by Janice Traverso. The city of Ione has not had
a completed audit since 2003, this is not only bad for bookkeeping it may also
cause the city to potentially lose future monies in the form of loan funding
because of the lack of financial audits on record. The City had been using the same audit firm
for many years and this firm has been continuously missing deadlines to provide
the city with the audit reports.
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Local
Friday, 20 April 2007 00:06
Any Ideas For The Historic Court House? Come Share Them….
Jackson City Manager Mike
Daly has announced that a public workshop will be held to explore the possible
reuse options for Amador County's
historic courthouse, located in downtown Jackson.
Everyone is invited to attend. Please
bring your ideas! The workshop is in the Jackson City Council Chambers, 33
Broadway, Jackson, on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007, starting at 4 PM. The current
home of Amador County Superior Court, the building will be vacated in June for
a new American with Disability Act compliant building at 500 Argonaut Lane,
the former Amador County Administration Center.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2007 00:10
Bill By Senator Cox To Protect Communities From Prison Issues Passes 1st Hurdle
Senator Dave Cox’s efforts to protect communities from the adverse effects of prisons
moved one step closer to reality yesterday. SB 878 by Senator Dave Cox passed its first
hurdle by receiving a unanimous vote by members of the Senate Public Safety
Committee. “Members of the
Senate Public Safety Committee should be applauded for helping small
communities,” said Senator Dave Cox.
“I am encouraged by
today’s action to put the needs of local communities first. In light of past history, it is important
that the State of California live up to its promises.” SB 878 requires the State of
California to include mitigation measures when building or expanding state
prisons. These measures would
make the affected communities with current prisons and proposed expanded
facilities whole in terms of transportation, education, social service and
environmental impacts. Cox’s measure stemmed from having five prisons in his
district and seeing first-hand the impacts prisons have on surrounding
communities. SB 878 will now move to the
Senate Environmental Quality Committee.
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State
Wednesday, 18 April 2007 00:07
Chamber of Commerce Has Open Seat After Bamert Resignation
A seat has opened on the
Amador County Chamber of Commerce of after the resignation of former Supervisor
and rancher Tom Bamert. Bamert’s letter of resignation is dated April 16th
and addressed to the President of the Chamber Jack Mitchell. According to
Bamert his decision to
resign is based on the fact that the Chamber has reserved a place on a
committee for the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians. The committee in
question is the Tourism Committee which is one of three committees that are
structured by the Chamber. Bamert states that he quote “could not believe my eyes when I looked at the
Committee Listings for the Chamber and saw that the “Buena Vista Rancheria” was
included on the Tourism Committee.”
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Local
Tuesday, 17 April 2007 23:49
Cell Phone Tower Generates Much Discussion At Jackson City Council
The discussion over a cell
tower located at 1001 South Highway 49 generated quite a bit of discussion at
Monday night’s Jackson Planning Commission meeting. Commissioners and the
public were happy at the opportunity to get better cell coverage but were put
off by the unsightly appearance of the cell tower that is proposed to be
located in the City’s Visual Corridor.
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Local
Tuesday, 17 April 2007 23:43
Another Swerious Accident Near Curran Rd
Before Monday morning’s fatal accident on Camanche Rd another serious accident occurred on the same Roadway near Curran Rd. At around 7:20 am on Monday Jennifer Roberts, 19 of Ione was southbound on Curran Rd when as she was negotiating a wide sweeping righthand curve she allowed her vehicle to run of the roadway. In attempt to remain on the roadway she subsequently overcorrected to her left causing the vehicle to cross run completely off the roadway colliding with an embankment and rolling several times. Roberts was transported to UCDavis Med Center with major injuries.
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Law Enforcement
Tuesday, 17 April 2007 01:19
Homeless Survey Results Announced
According to a recently
conducted survey, 400 people in Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne are homeless and
of those 400 people, 93 are children. The results of the homeless survey,
conducted at the end of March, were released last week. The survey organized by
the Central Sierra Continuum of Care, a coalition of mental health and social
service organizations, identified
42 adults and nine children without homes in Amador County, 128 adults and 53
children in Tuolumne County; and 137 adults and 31 children in Calaveras
County.
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