The Amador Water Agency and the Board of Directors have continued to focus on small changes that make big impacts in the Amador Water System. One of those changes has been identifying inexpensive projects that provide additional capacity. Earlier this year the Agency embarked on increasing the capacity in the Tanner Treatment Plant, located on Ridge Road, by implementing two conjunctive projects. While the Amador Water Agency has been developing plans to construct a new…
“Take-It-Back Amador!” is a partnership that promotes the proper recycling and disposal of used household batteries and fluorescent tubes & bulbs. In response to New Universal Waste Regulations, Meeks Lumber & Hardware, and ACE Hardware and Lumber stores located in Pine Grove and Ione are accepting these items, free of charge, from county residents. California regulations prohibit universal wastes from landfill disposal. Amador County residents can continue to bring these items to the County’s Household…
The Ione Police Department says they now know who caused community outrage in a vandalism spree. The Ione Police Department says they have completed the investigation into the two incidents of vandalism which occurred in the Edgebrook area during the month of July. The Police Department says the investigation was successful and yielded the names of two juveniles, and one adult suspect, which will be forwarded to the Amador County District Attorney’s Office and the…
Last week the Plymouth city council decided that joining the proposed Amador Regional Planning Committee, a joint powers authority, was not in the best interest of the city. The joint powers authority is proposed to act as a forum for discussion over regional issues. The J-P-A membership consists of one elected official from each participating city, a member of the Board of Supervisors and at least one citizen at large.
A Calaveras County jury of eight women and four men deliberated less than two hours yesterday morning before finding Daniel Rocha guilty of first-degree murder in the Mokelumne Hill shooting death of 19-year-old David Jessop. The murder occurred in March 2005 and stunned the quiet town. Rocha was also found guilty of committing the crime as a member of a criminal street gang.
Several local roads will be closed for a 7 day period in the near future for storm related repairs. Public Works Director Larry Peterson asked for permission to close New Chicago Road, 1.5 miles north of the Turner Rd intersection, Quartz Mountain Road, 2.4 miles south of Fiddletown, and Stoney Creek Rd, 4.4 miles south of Jackson through .3 miles north of Buena Vista Rd for a seven day period.
Eldorado National Forest Fire Chief Bob Patton says The fire danger in the Eldorado National Forest is critically high. He is also says “The fire danger in the Forest is higher than it was when the 16,000 acre Power and 8,000 acre Freds fires started in 2004. It’s higher than 2001 when the 16,000 acre Star Fire started, and it’s higher than 1992 when the 24,500 acre Cleveland fire started.” “To the tens of thousands…
Teen driving habits may be changing after the initial clearance of a bill that would ban teenagers under the age of 18 from using their cell phones - even with hands-free devices -- while driving. The bill has now cleared the state legislature. The Bill, Senate Bill 33 bars the use of pagers, Blackberries, PDAs - any text-messaging devices - including laptop computers for teen drivers.
With temperatures forecasted to reach the century mark Wednesday and Thursday in much of California, the agency managing the state's electricity supply is urging residents to conserve energy and reduce demand, if possible. The California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO- say eye-so) expects to see the highest electricity usage of the summer this week. It has declared Wednesday and Thursday as Flex Alert Days, asking consumers to curb electricity demand between the peak hours of…
