Amador County - The Ione City Council Tuesday evening discussed whether or not they would be continuing to participate in the Regional Planning Commission. The Regional Planning Commission was created in 2007 for the purpose of providing a forum for the review, discussion, and coordination of ideas, issues, and projects that are of regional interest. Members of the Regional Planning Commission include the Amador County Board of Supervisors and the cities of Ione, Jackson, Sutter Creek, and Plymouth. On July 27th, the Amador County Board of Supervisors met and voted unanimously to discontinue their participation with the committee. The question before the Ione City Council Tuesday night was whether or not they wanted to do the same. After a short discussion by the Council on benefits versus burden, it was voted unanimously to withdraw the city’s participation in the Regional Planning Commission. The council also approved a solid waste franchise agreement with ACES at the meeting. The City Council previously adopted a new Solid Waste Franchise Agreement at the July 6th City Council meeting that is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, August 5th, 2010. The franchise agreement approved at the meeting is a 5 year non-exclusive agreement with the potential for two 5 year extensions. Per the agreement, ACES will be taking over the responsibility of emptying the trash cans on Main Street, with no cost to the City, from Ione street to the bus stop at Sacramento Street. The agreement, however, does not make pick up mandatory for the residents of Ione by ACES or any other solid waste provider. One issue not discussed during the meeting was a proposed rate increase identified by ACES. Due to time constraints, a public hearing on the proposed increases could not be noticed for the August 3rd meeting and is expected to be scheduled for the next regularly scheduled Ione City Council meeting on August 17th, with new rates potentially taking effect in September. Story by Judee Schmidt This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 05 August 2010 06:16
Ione Withdraws from Participation in Regional Planning Commission
Amador County - The Ione City Council Tuesday evening discussed whether or not they would be continuing to participate in the Regional Planning Commission. The Regional Planning Commission was created in 2007 for the purpose of providing a forum for the review, discussion, and coordination of ideas, issues, and projects that are of regional interest. Members of the Regional Planning Commission include the Amador County Board of Supervisors and the cities of Ione, Jackson, Sutter Creek, and Plymouth. On July 27th, the Amador County Board of Supervisors met and voted unanimously to discontinue their participation with the committee. The question before the Ione City Council Tuesday night was whether or not they wanted to do the same. After a short discussion by the Council on benefits versus burden, it was voted unanimously to withdraw the city’s participation in the Regional Planning Commission. The council also approved a solid waste franchise agreement with ACES at the meeting. The City Council previously adopted a new Solid Waste Franchise Agreement at the July 6th City Council meeting that is scheduled to take effect on Thursday, August 5th, 2010. The franchise agreement approved at the meeting is a 5 year non-exclusive agreement with the potential for two 5 year extensions. Per the agreement, ACES will be taking over the responsibility of emptying the trash cans on Main Street, with no cost to the City, from Ione street to the bus stop at Sacramento Street. The agreement, however, does not make pick up mandatory for the residents of Ione by ACES or any other solid waste provider. One issue not discussed during the meeting was a proposed rate increase identified by ACES. Due to time constraints, a public hearing on the proposed increases could not be noticed for the August 3rd meeting and is expected to be scheduled for the next regularly scheduled Ione City Council meeting on August 17th, with new rates potentially taking effect in September. Story by Judee Schmidt This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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