Amador County’s second major construction project, the new county courthouse, is being completed on time and on budget. GSA Director John Hopkins said, “We are well below what we would consider industry standards for change orders or contingencies with all of the information we have right now. We are about 2.3% in contingencies and typically contingencies for remodel projects are any where from 7-10%.” The project to move the courthouse to its new location at…
Amador County may not be the biggest county concerned about its future in regards to Indian Gaming establishments, but the legal actions taken here are making waves statewide. According to the Contra Costa Times Amador Counties recent victory regarding the invalidation of the Municipal Service Agreement between the Ione Band of Mi-Wok Indians and the City of Plymouth, and the subsequent upholding of that local decision by the Third District Court of Appeals, has stimulated…
A road rage incident ended with the suspect getting arrested for an entirely different crime yesterday mid morning. According to Under Sheriff Jim Wegner a woman was driving down Ridge Road in her mini van when an unidentified suspect in a truck was following close behind. The woman pulled over to allow the man to pass, but the suspect instead pulled over and exchanged words with the woman. Wegner indicated that the woman felt threatened…
The Jackson City Council reviewed a request from the “No Casino In Plymouth” otherwise known as the NICP Group to support a bill introduced by Congressman Dan Lungren to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. In a memo to the Council Dr. Elida Malick, Director of the NICP said, “The amendment proposed in this bill seeks to change the law to ensure that community input is considered in land acquisition decisions and that Tribes cannot…
If you see smoke plumes on the horizon out Hwy 104 near the county line- there is no reason to be concerned. Yesterday continuing through today Cal Fire crews will continue to conduct “Live Fire Training” exercises for fire apparatus engineers. The training is happening just off of Hwy 104 near the Amador/Sacramento County line on the “Chance Ranch”. According to Cal Fire Public Information Officer Tobie Edmonds live fire training is one of the…
If you see smoke plumes on the horizon out Hwy 104 near the county line- there is no reason to be concerned. Yesterday continuing through today Cal Fire crews will continue to conduct “Live Fire Training” exercises for fire apparatus engineers. The training is happening just off of Hwy 104 near the Amador/Sacramento County line on the “Chance Ranch”. According to Cal Fire Public Information Officer Tobie Edmonds live fire training is one of the…
The family of the toddler injured when he was allegedly attacked by his mother’s boyfriend, Neil Farkas, is now speaking out asking for the communities help. This past week end the 19th month old identified by his family as Kai Edmunds was transferred from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to Pedaitrics. Kai is now able to open his eyes and has some movement on his left side- however it is still to early to know…
An urgent message out from the Amador County Sheriff’s Department regarding reaching them. On May 21, 2007, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a local citizen who stated that the phone number listed in several of the local phone directories for the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, 257-1305, was not being answered. This is not the correct number to reach us. The correct number for the Amador County Sheriff’s Office is 223-6500. If there…
Friday afternoon saw two wildland fires- one in Amador County and one in Calaveras County- both fires placing local fire crews on high alert. The Amador County fire broke out around 3:30 pm near Surrey Junction off of Ridge Rd and Woodside Lane. The fire burned dangerously close to homes and was contained to less than one acre.
