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Jackson Farmers Market
Beginning May 18th, keep your eyes open for the
Jackson Farmer’s Market,
to be located at the western end of the Busi Municipal Parking Lot from 9:00 am
– 1:00 pm on Sundays. Jackson City Council approved an agreement with
the City and the Amador Farmers Market Association, which was unanimously
commended by both audience members and council members alike. Sean Kritellich
spoke on behalf of the Amador Farmers Market Association, stating that the market “is an opportunity
to strengthen the community” and should provide a “more sustainable economy in
regards to rising food and gasoline costs.”
The council also heard from
Michael Phalan, President of the Main Street Theatre Works, requesting the
deferral of building permit fees owed to the city. The fees total roughly
42-hundred dollars, for the construction of the new Customer Service
Center at the Kennedy
Mine Amphitheatre. In a letter to the Council, Phalan explained that “all of
our funding efforts today have gone toward making the building operational. We
are not currently in the best position to pay the funds still owed.” Mr. Phalan
indicated that the best foreseeable option would be a payment of 5-hundred
dollars per year for an eight year period. However, during council discussion
another option was presented which was to pay the fees using Measure E funds.
Fiddletown’s 4th Annual Heritage Day
Fiddletown
is expecting a flood of visitors for its 4th
Annual Heritage Day on April 5th , and wine will be a cornerstone of the event. Fiddletown’s vineyards have always played a special role in the County’s wine market. During the late 1800’s, Fiddletown
was considered the prime region for winemaking within Amador County,
but demand and popularity
dwindled as major wine producers in Sonoma and Napa counties flooded the
market. It wasn’t until the 1960’s when Fiddletown’s vino was
rediscovered by Sacramento wine merchant Darrell Corti. Since then, Amador County has regained its fame
as one of the most respectable wine-making communities in United States. The Best of Fiddletown Wine Competition is the cornerstone
of the Heritage Day event. Two
stages of competition will judge wines
based on the UC Davis 20 point system and for the
“People’s Choice”. Competition results will be announced at 3 p.m. at the Fiddletown Heritage
Day celebration. For more information, visit www.fiddletown.info or the group's
MySpace page at www.myspace.com/fiddletownpreservation.
Sacramento’s Interchange Update
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Supervisor Candidates Talk Qualifications
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Amador Fair Swine Seminar
The
Amador County Fair held a Swine Seminar to educate children and professionals
on various swine raising and breeding techniques last Sunday. Dr. John Hensen
of Fresno State University
presented information on
swine, including improving the quality of pork sold at the junior livestock
auction. A new swine judge was announced and introduced. The event was
held in the Spur Auditorium on the Amador County Fairgrounds. For more
information about the presentation or the new swine judge, call 209-245-6921.
PG&E's Little Local Improvements
Jackson’s Main Street is undergoing a mini-face lift. Yesterday, PG & E crews could be seen working hard on repainting and repairing the light poles. The poles are owned and maintained by PG & E. The crew consisted of 6 men with an additional two floaters as needed. When TSPN caught up with them, the crew was applying a second coat of paint to poles and light fixtures. According to Foreman Jim Bowen, the service was proceeding as planned, and could have been done faster if he had a more experienced crew. When they finish up with Jackson they’ll be moving on to the next stop – Sutter Hill.
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ACTC Wants Unified Guidelines
The start of last night’s Jackson Planning Commission meeting was a mix of farewell and job well done to Wayne Garibaldi, who was recently appointed to the Jackson City Council, and the selection of Letitia Sexton as the new chair. Dave Butow will take another term as Vice-Chair. Sexton thanked Garibaldi for listening to her ideas while he served on the commission, an important gesture towards a new member. Later in the meeting, Sean Rabe gave an overview presentation of the revised Amador County Transportation Commission Traffic Impact Study Guidelines. ACTC is requesting that city and county governments adopt uniform standards for traffic impact analysis and mitigation for new development. It should also speed up the review process since a summary section is now required to be included in a Transportation Impact Study. The revised ACTC guidelines will now require the developer to evaluate of impacts on transit, bike and pedestrian facilities along with recommendations for fixing these problems. It also includes Fair Share and Cost estimates to better understand the financial impact.
Mayor of Jackson Rosalie Pryor-Escamilla to Run For District 1 Supervisor
Mayor of Jackson Rosalie Pryor-Escamilla will run for the District 1 Supervisor’s seat -- something she’s said in the past that she would not do. Pryor-Escamilla told TSPN that she has changed her mind about running and has taken out a petition for signatures in lieu of a filing fee. County planning commissioner John Gonsalves and rancher John Plasse announced months ago that they will run in the June primary for the district 1 seat. Pryor-Escamilla said she hopes her candidacy will make things “more interesting.”