Amador County – The Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort city-wide referendum in Sutter Creek took the go-ahead votes in the apparent final count Tuesday, with voters narrowly approving the measure. In effect, Gold Rush approvals by the Sutter Creek City Council were certified by the vote. Gold Rush Managing Partner Bill Bunce said: “We’re just really gratified. It’s been a very thorough process,” and he was “gratified that the process has ended the way it has.” He was happy with “voters’ support,” because they “knew it was going to be close and it was close.” Bunce said it is “very difficult to win a measure.” He thought Registrar Sheldon Johnson “was exceedingly thorough” in the count. Bunce said he did “not expect any change from this point forward” in the vote count. The next step for the project was “a couple of legal challenges that we’ll turn our attention to.” Once resolved, they will turn to mapping and approval. He said the legal challenges have an unknown time frame. One challenge is Ken Berry’s lawsuit again the project’s Environmental Impact Report, which had been “stayed pending the outcome of the referendum.” Now that Measure N was successful, they expect Berry’s suit to be prosecuted. He said Berry’s lawsuit is “a typical legal challenge to an EIR,” and “these are very common.” He said: “We’ll find our way through the lawsuit,” and “we’ll be around for the long haul.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:09
Gold Rush Gratified with Measure N Win, Turns to Legal Challenges
Amador County – The Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort city-wide referendum in Sutter Creek took the go-ahead votes in the apparent final count Tuesday, with voters narrowly approving the measure. In effect, Gold Rush approvals by the Sutter Creek City Council were certified by the vote. Gold Rush Managing Partner Bill Bunce said: “We’re just really gratified. It’s been a very thorough process,” and he was “gratified that the process has ended the way it has.” He was happy with “voters’ support,” because they “knew it was going to be close and it was close.” Bunce said it is “very difficult to win a measure.” He thought Registrar Sheldon Johnson “was exceedingly thorough” in the count. Bunce said he did “not expect any change from this point forward” in the vote count. The next step for the project was “a couple of legal challenges that we’ll turn our attention to.” Once resolved, they will turn to mapping and approval. He said the legal challenges have an unknown time frame. One challenge is Ken Berry’s lawsuit again the project’s Environmental Impact Report, which had been “stayed pending the outcome of the referendum.” Now that Measure N was successful, they expect Berry’s suit to be prosecuted. He said Berry’s lawsuit is “a typical legal challenge to an EIR,” and “these are very common.” He said: “We’ll find our way through the lawsuit,” and “we’ll be around for the long haul.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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