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Environmental Impact Statement Draft - Highway 20 Between Penn Valley and Grass Valley (PH 16-4)(1973) (81 pages)

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-14generation. The District was then in a very favorable economic position and embarked on an ambitious construction program to provide irrigation water from the revenue received from the power generation contract. The benefits of the water projects to agriculture and the county as a whole have been lasting. Economic conditions following World War I were no more favorable to this area than to other rural areas. By 1920 Nevada County's population had dropped to approximately 10,000 where it remained for the following decade. During the depression the favorable price of gold caused increased mining activity and many of the unemployed returned to Nevada County. The population approached 20,000 in 1940. Between 1939 and 1941, gold production hit an all time high in Nevada County. Gold mining was restricted during the World War II years, then it became uneconomical after the war and practically ceased by 1956. A number of new saw mills were established to supply lumber for the post war housing boom and timber production took up some of the employment slack caused by the closing of the mines. Encouraged by the popularity of the foothill country for retirement and recreation, land formerly held for its value as timber, mineral or agricultural production was made available for development purposes. A land boom began about 1957, and Nevada County began to experience the greatest sustained growth of its 100 year history. There are many Sparsely populated communities between the Yuba County Line and the heavily populated areas of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Some of these communities are Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Bitney's Corner, and Sunset (see Title Map, Appendix C). The new alignment will bypass these communities. The past history of this area shows that the most consistent growth and development are relative to convenient access. Community planning along with the proposed alignment should provide for a healthy and balanced development in the future. 2. Nevada County General Pian The Nevada County General Plan was developed and written by Williams, Cook and Mosene, City and Regional Planners of San Francisco. The plan was submitted to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and the Nevada County Planning Commission on October 12, 1966 and adopted on March 14, 1967. The plan was accomplished with the help of many tae Soe oe ee Os ek eee T aaa.