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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:08
Police Arrest El Dorado County Man and Woman fter a Garage Burglary
Amador County – Sutter Creek Police arrested 2 suspects Sunday (June 13th) after a burglary and theft on Spanish Street. 2 El Dorado County residents face multiple felony counts in the case and were booked into the Amador County Jail, after several agencies and citizens closed a successful dragnet on the pair. Sutter Creek Police Sergeant Brian Klier in a news release Monday said the 2 suspects were identified as Rawlin James Shobert, 28, of El Dorado; and Melissa Delanne Hasley, 27, of Somerset. Klier said that just before 8 p.m. Sunday, the “suspects entered a residential garage on Spanish Street in Sutter Creek. The suspects took numerous tools and other personal items. The victim saw the suspects leave the garage, and notified Sutter Creek Police Department.” A Jackson Police Department officer and several citizens of Sutter Creek helped in the search for the suspects, who “were eventually located by SCPD Officer Tizok Del Rio in the Sutter Creek Cemetery.” Sergeant Klier said: “During a search of the suspects and bags that they were carrying, the stolen items were located, along with narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia.” 2 California Highway Patrol officers also assisted, and “transported the victim and several citizens to the cemetery, where they all positively identified the suspects.” The suspects were arrested and taken to the county jail. Shobert faces three felony charges, including possession of a controlled substance, second degree burglary, and violation of probation. Shobert was being held without bail. Hasley faces felony charges of second degree burglary and receiving known stolen property valued greater than $400. She also faced misdemeanor charges of possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, obstructing a public officer. Hasley also faced misdemeanor warrants in El Dorado and Sonoma county superior courts. Her bail was set at $60,000. Klier said “additional charges will be filed upon completion of the investigation.” TSPN TV News Report (JR) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:05
Amador County Experiences Drop In Home Sales, Rise in Escrows Closed
Amador County - Amador County has experienced the biggest drop in home sale prices of any county in the Sacramento region, according to recently released statistics from researcher MDA Dataquick. For statistical purposes, the company considers the region to include El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties. Home prices throughout the region have dipped slightly from one year earlier, yet this may not be a bad sign, as the total number of home sales continue to rise. The difference in median home prices in Amador County in April of 2010 compared to one year earlier has dropped by 10 percent, from $180,000 to $162,000. The median price is the point at which half the homes sell for more and half sell for less. Just one month earlier in May, the median home price in Amador County was $179,000. The price of new homes in Amador County over the course of one year dropped from $400,000 to $360,000, and detached home resale prices dropped from $177,500 to $158,500 over that same period.
Dataquick said fewer repos and a renewed sense of confidence at the higher end of the market, combined with sellers posting more realistic market prices, are considered the main factors behind the downward pricing trend and simultaneous rise in the number of escrows closed. Sacramento real estate agent Tim Collom told the Sacramento Bee that the “gap between buyers and sellers is a lot more narrow than last year.” The only county to see a rise in median home prices was Sacramento, which experienced a 4.5 percent increase to $172,500 in April compared to $165,000 one year before. Amador County also led the pack in the number of escrows closed, with a 55 percent increase over April of 2009. El Dorado, Nevada and Placer counties also experienced increases in this area, while Sacramento and Yolo counties saw 13 percent declines and Sutter and Yuba counties broke even.
Dataquick analyst Andrew LePage said these are the same trends his company is seeing throughout the state.
Overall, 3,255 homes changed hands during April in Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties. New homes accounted for 5 percent of sales in the region. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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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.
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:11
Sutter Creek’s Gold Rush Measure N “Yes” Wins by 16-Vote Margin
Amador County – The Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort made a 24-vote turnaround this week when Sutter Creek voters narrowly passed Measure N. The Amador County Election Department on Tuesday (June 15th) counted 119 more ballots, and Gold Rush Ranch won the tally of those ballots by a 71-47 margin. Measure N trailed by 8 votes and just under 1 percent after the election night count ended last Tuesday. This week “Yes On N” came back to take a win by a 1.24 percent margin, 657 votes to 641. The day began with backers from both sides of Measure N observing as the election department’s Debbie Smith verified signatures on provisional and absentee ballots. Protect Historic Sutter Creek members Bart Weatherly and Lottie Tone observed, along with Gold Rush partner Chris Norem and project attorney Richard Rios. The verifications tossed out 1 ballot, though the department also sought and received an opinion from Secretary of State Debra Bowen on one ballot, which ultimately she disallowed. Still, 119 of a possible 120 ballots were counted, leaving the final margin. Backers from both sides stood watching as Smith uploaded the ballot count data, revealing the outcome. Tone walked past TV crews from Sacramento’s channels 10 and 3, who had spent several hours awaiting the count. Norem emerged from the room and said: “We won by 16 votes,” but deferred further comment to Gold Rush Ranch Managing Partner Bill Bunce. Bunce said: “I would say we are celebrating. Any time you enjoy the support of the residents, it’s cause for celebrating.” He said “we are eminently grateful to the residents of town.” The vote must still be certified. Weatherly spoke to TV cameras, saying he was “very saddened by the outcome,” as he had “been working at this for 2 years.” He said developers claimed 80 percent of the community supported Gold Rush, but the vote showed less support. Weatherly said his campaign to stop Gold Rush “lost by 16 votes” and he wished “more people would have come out to vote.” The 119 counted votes brought the total turnout to just over 75 percent of registered voters. 1,298, of 1,725 registered voters cast ballots. Weather said he wanted the community to heal. Before the vote had said he was the most nervous he had ever been in his life. He thought Protect Historic Sutter Creek made a “hell of an impact” and “winning by less than 1 percent is no reason for any group to celebrate.” He was not sure what the group would do next. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 02:57
BOS Report for 6-15-10 with Richard Forster, Supervisor
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:16
Keith Sweet - Jackson City Issues 6-16-10
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:21
Amador County News TSPN TV with Alex Lane 6-16-10
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:11
Sutter Creek’s Gold Rush Measure N “Yes” Wins by 16-Vote Margin
Amador County – The Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort made a 24-vote turnaround this week when Sutter Creek voters narrowly passed Measure N. The Amador County Election Department on Tuesday (June 15th) counted 119 more ballots, and Gold Rush Ranch won the tally of those ballots by a 71-47 margin. Measure N trailed by 8 votes and just under 1 percent after the election night count ended last Tuesday. This week “Yes On N” came back to take a win by a 1.24 percent margin, 657 votes to 641. The day began with backers from both sides of Measure N observing as the election department’s Debbie Smith verified signatures on provisional and absentee ballots. Protect Historic Sutter Creek members Bart Weatherly and Lottie Tone observed, along with Gold Rush partner Chris Norem and project attorney Richard Rios. The verifications tossed out 1 ballot, though the department also sought and received an opinion from Secretary of State Debra Bowen on one ballot, which ultimately she disallowed. Still, 119 of a possible 120 ballots were counted, leaving the final margin. Backers from both sides stood watching as Smith uploaded the ballot count data, revealing the outcome. Tone walked past TV crews from Sacramento’s channels 10 and 3, who had spent several hours awaiting the count. Norem emerged from the room and said: “We won by 16 votes,” but deferred further comment to Gold Rush Ranch Managing Partner Bill Bunce. Bunce said: “I would say we are celebrating. Any time you enjoy the support of the residents, it’s cause for celebrating.” He said “we are eminently grateful to the residents of town.” The vote must still be certified. Weatherly spoke to TV cameras, saying he was “very saddened by the outcome,” as he had “been working at this for 2 years.” He said developers claimed 80 percent of the community supported Gold Rush, but the vote showed less support. Weatherly said his campaign to stop Gold Rush “lost by 16 votes” and he wished “more people would have come out to vote.” The 119 counted votes brought the total turnout to just over 75 percent of registered voters. 1,298, of 1,725 registered voters cast ballots. Weather said he wanted the community to heal. Before the vote had said he was the most nervous he had ever been in his life. He thought Protect Historic Sutter Creek made a “hell of an impact” and “winning by less than 1 percent is no reason for any group to celebrate.” He was not sure what the group would do next. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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