Amador County – The Amador County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday, December 14th, to discuss a proposal to double the size of the Jackson Valley Quarry, south of Highway 88 in Supervisor District 2.

One of three public hearings Tuesday is to allow a “public review and comment” on a Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report “prepared for the proposed expansion of the Jackson Valley Quarry mining operation onto an adjacent 86-acre parcel.” The agenda states that a “use permit amendment would provide for the expansion of the existing 74-acre quarry to a total of 159 acres.”

The proposed expansion would “allow for mining of more than 50 million tons of rock “over an anticipated minimum 25 years of operation.” The “reclamation plan consists of reclaiming the project site to open space consisting of a large pond surrounded by enhanced oak and pine woodlands.”

Applicant for the quarry expansion is George Reed Incorporated. The quarry is located immediately south of Highway 88, about a half-mile east of the junction of Jackson Valley Road and 88.

The Commission Tuesday will also have a public hearing on a request for a use permit to exceed the 30-foot county height limit in rural zoning on the south side of Rainbow Mine Road in Pine Grove, District 5.

Applicant Howard Edson seeks to install two amateur radio towers of 47 feet and 65 feet in height. He seeks to locate them about 2,000 feet east of Lupe Road, and Ponderosa Way, on Rainbow Mine Road.

The third hearing is an environmental document determination and possible project decision for a proposed division of 240 acres into six parcels of about 40 acres each. Peppermint Enterprises Incorporated seeks the split, and a “Mitigated Negative Declaration,” on property in District 2, north of Highway 88, and about 800 feet west of Blue Sky Drive in the Sunnybrook area of Ione.

The applicant seeks from county code on easements following lot lines. The property is accessed by Blue Sky Drive.

The meeting starts at 7 pm Tuesday, in the supervisors’ chamber at 810 Court Street in Jackson.

Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.