Because today is President’s Day tonight’s Jackson Planning Commission Meeting has been moved to tomorrow, Tuesday February 20th. The commission will be tackling a full agenda as well as a workshop to develop a recommendation to the City Council on the Housing Equivalent Units, or HEUs, Allocation for the upcoming year, as well as the development criteria. In December of 2004 the City Council adopted the Resource Constraints and Priority Allocation Policy per the Planning…
Just months after California voters approved the largest public works bond in American history the California Transportation Commission is just days away from decisions on how to spend the first portion of that $20 billion measure. The commission is scheduled to meet in Sacramento this Tuesday, tomorrow, Feb. 20 to hear state staff recommendations on just how to divide the first allotment of $4.5 billion of the bond dollars, which are designated for projects that…
State Senator Dave Cox has introduced a legislative proposal to help protect the public against ID theft. Cox’s bill, SB 216, would require government agencies to place only the last four digits of a person’s social security number on court documents. Here’s why Senator Cox feels this is so important: SOUND CLIP COMMING SOON!
Jackson Creek Dental Group opened its doors on Saturday, February 3, 2007 to provide dental care to children, at no cost, who would not otherwise be able to receive this type of care. They treated 53 children and provided services totaling over $11,000.Twenty-six of these children were referred to local dentists for further treatment as part of the Smiles For Kids program, and five were sent to specialists in Sacramento as part of the Sacramento…
Amador County residents now have more options for proper disposal and recycling of old batteries and fluorescent tubes & bulbs through the newly created “Take-It-Back Amador” Partnership. These household items are referred to as Universal Waste – meaning items that are widely used and when thrown in landfills can pose harm to public health and the environment. California regulations no longer allow residents to throw these items in the trash.
The Amador Computer User’s Group Celebrated their 13th Annual Election Night, and Installation of Officers, at their January meeting. The 2007 Board of Directors are: President – Barbara Kreiss, Vice President – Graham Paul, Secretary – Richard Kennon, Treasurer – Richard Johnson, Program Director – Joran Kreiss, Publicity Director – Sherre Tassos, Director – Sherdean Swift. ACUG meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at the Senior Center in Jackson. Visitors are…
Paying your monthly utility bills just got easier. Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced Friday that their 5.2 million residential customers no longer need to write a check and lick a stamp to pay their monthly utility bills. PG&E is now accepting Visa online to make automatic monthly payments or one-time payments using Visa-branded debit, credit or prepaid cards. Residential customers can also make one-time payments by calling 800-743-5000.
Last night after 8 pm an accident occurred on Upper Jackson Valley Rd in the Jackson Valley area. The accident resulted in the fatality of a motorcyclist. According to the CHP cad log several other motorists stopped to help the motorcyclist and upon arrival of emergency personnel life saving measures were begun including the summoning of an air ambulance to the scene. At 8:37 pm the person involved in the accident was declared dead and…
Tonight will begin a series of two Public meetings on the proposed Flying Cloud Casino to be held by the the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. The meetings are required under the rules of the Tribal Environmental Impact Report Process and will be at the Evelynn Bishop Hall in Ione from 5 to 8 p.m. this evening and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The Hall is located in Howard Park. The tribe released…
