December 3, 1964 (28 pages)

of Nevada C Gold Bar, Lowell H House, Delirium Tremens. Hill, Gold Flat, Remington Hill, Volume 38 Number 49 Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, 10 Cents A Copy Glenbrook, Union Hill, Peardale, We orth Columbis, Columbte Hail, Brandy lat, Sebasto) a Published Thursdays, Nevada City a iri Ser ik ae hy Flat, Grizzly Flat, Orleans Flat, December 3, 1964 ee State Gives Lake Filling Go Ahead The Nevada Irrigation District Tuesday received permission from the state to start filling its huge new Jackson Meadows Reservoir in the mountains, Jackson Meadows is one of the key mountain units of the district's $60 million Yuba-Bear River hydro-electric project. Construction crews have been working feverishly since the first November storms to get the earth filldam embankment to a height where the state would permit the start of water storage. The district did not want to lose the water that could be captured by the new dam during the current winter season. After an inspection by officials of the state division of safety of dams, the district was given permission to do final work on the outlet tunnel and to prepare for placing the concrete plug to close off the diversion tunnel which has been diverting water during the construction of the dam. This was all going on while crews were placing thefinal layers of core material and rock and fillfor the dam. The district was finally granted permission to pour the plug. Charles Wagniere, project manager for Ebasco Services, Inc., project managers for the NID, said Tuesday that the district had received permission that day to start filling. During construction the district has been making fish releases from the dam and will continue to do so now, but all other water will be stored. Wagniere said that with a good heavy winter it would be possible to fillthe reservoir in a year, but it is expected that it will take close to two years before it is filled. The new reservoir is designed to hold $65,000 acre feet and currently has about 1,600 in the minimum pool behind the cofferdam. With the exception of the three tunnels on the Bow man-Spaulding conduit system all other work in the mountains is closed down. Final concreting of tunnels 1, 2, and 3 is still in progress. Wagniere said that water was expected to be run into the new Texas Creek tunnel on Wednesday. The tunnel replaces a high flume. On the Bear River segment of the project work on the two new powerhouses, canals and on Rollins Dam is continuing as the wéather permits. The entire job is scheduled for completion by Dec. 31, 1965. THEOLD and possibly the new city hall for Grass Valley are shown above and below here. Grass Valley City Council has been and is still dickering with the Nevada Irrigation District to purchase the NID's burned out office on South Auburn Street. The NID is asking $94,000 for the property on a sliding scale arrangement where the the price drops according to the amount the district receives in insurance money for the fire damage. The city council failed to act on the NID proposal at their meeting Nov. 24 in the hope that the NID's insurance picture would be cleared up shortly, In a letter to the council the district board set Dec, 17 as a deadline for a decision, Rules To Be Drawn By City Planners The Nevada City Planning Commission is going to get a set of rules for the conduct of business, This was one of the main results of a joint discussion session of the city council andthe planners held Nov. 27. The other main result of the session was a Clearer understanding of the workings of both city bodies and the greater need for communication between the two. The city council recently has been faced with appeals of planning commission decisions on variances and has felt at times that it did not have the information necessary to make an intelligent decisions, The zoning ordinance itself and commission adherence to its provisions came in for considerable discussion and it was suggested that an updating of the ordinance itself would help make the jobs (Continued on Page 2) Houghteling Is Named In Heller’s Place Gov. Edmund G. Brown announced Sunday the appointment of Joseph C. Houghteling, Sunnyvale publisher and former chairman of the State Park Commis-~ sion, tothe State Highway Commission. Houghteling replaces Alfred (Continued on Page 3) Supervisors Reject . Mobile Home Park Nevada County Supervisors up~held the planning commission Tuesday in denying a use permit appeal for a 100 unit mobile home park in the Oaks Subdivision area. John Mayer appeared before the supervisors to appeal the planning commission denial of the use permit. Planning director Bill Roberts said the park on some 14 acres at 187 Squirrel Creek Road called for use of septic tanks and sewage plant ata later date. He said the healtlt department had ruled the land could not support more than Bob Burns Is Promoted To Capitol State Forester, Francis Raymond, has announced the appointment, of State Forest Ranger Robert Burns of Nevada City to the post of Assistant Deputy State Forester in Sacramento, The new position is in the field of Fire Prevention Education and Public Relations andis part of the State Forester’s staff. Burns was appointed State Forest Ranger in charge of Nevada and Yuba Counties in July of 1957 to replace Ranger Don Knowlton who was appointed to Assistant Deputy at that time. Bob and his wife Barbara have enjoyed the seven and a half year assignment and residence in Nevada County as have their daughBob Burns ters, Susan, Sally, Shelley, Sherri, and Shauna. The singing of the "Burns Sisters” has been heard by many local citizens. Barbara was known by many as a teller attheBrockington Manor Branch of the Bank of America, The family willremain in their (Continued on Page 3) 60 units with septic tanks. Roberts said there had also been much local opposition to the proposal on the basis of traffic, pressure on schools and taxes. Supervisor Don Blake moved that the appeal be denied and the vote was unanimous, The supervisors granted a nine month extension to developer Leo Todd in an effort to get the matter of roads in Lazy Valley Acres subdivision settled. The matter was before the supervisors for approval of exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, Todd had agreed to pay to have the roads brought up to the. point of paving if the residents would obtain the easements and pay for the paving. The difficulty is that some residents want the roads to remain private and the signatures of all owners are required before the roads can be dedicated to the county. If at the end of the nine month period the matter is not settled then Todd will be in a position to submit his final subdivision map for approval. The supervisors approved: exceptions to the subdivision ordinance as recommended bythe planning commission for Starbright Acres southwest of Grass Valley. Action on use permit appeals for single trailer parking at Pink Piers and Donner Lake Lodge was continued until 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15. The hearing on the rezoning of Alta Vista Pines and Alta Vista Annex on the Grass Valley city limits was also put off to the afternoon of Dec. 15 because the hearing had not been advertised. The petition is for rezoning from A-1toR-1, A minute order was approved directing the planning director to have a report ready by Dec, 15 on the R-1 rezoning of Banner Mountain. The planning commission had approved the zone including the property of Jacks Deer Creek Inn, The supervisors ap~proved the zone, but excluded the Jacks, The matter must go back to the planning commission for a report. Road exceptions for Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No, 5 were approved, The subdivision is owned by a corporation of residents and roads are listed only as rights-ofway. This exception tothe county road specifications was approved, Supervisor Neil Hennessy moved for a minute order to direct the county counsel to make a study to update county road specifications in regard to subdivisions, This was approved. > i} FBS °311¥O *JT1BO *6 CQUeMLUl RS UOTZOeS BL BOTPOT Aad £IBAQ FT aster

of Nevada C Gold Bar, Lowell H House, Delirium Tremens. Hill, Gold Flat, Remington Hill, Volume 38 Number 49 Dog, You Bet, Town Talk, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, 10 Cents A Copy Glenbrook, Union Hill, Peardale, We orth Columbis, Columbte Hail, Brandy lat, Sebasto) a Published Thursdays, Nevada City a iri Ser ik ae hy Flat, Grizzly Flat, Orleans Flat, December 3, 1964 ee State Gives Lake Filling Go Ahead The Nevada Irrigation District Tuesday received permission from the state to start filling its huge new Jackson Meadows Reservoir in the mountains, Jackson Meadows is one of the key mountain units of the district's $60 million Yuba-Bear River hydro-electric project. Construction crews have been working feverishly since the first November storms to get the earth filldam embankment to a height where the state would permit the start of water storage. The district did not want to lose the water that could be captured by the new dam during the current winter season. After an inspection by officials of the state division of safety of dams, the district was given permission to do final work on the outlet tunnel and to prepare for placing the concrete plug to close off the diversion tunnel which has been diverting water during the construction of the dam. This was all going on while crews were placing thefinal layers of core material and rock and fillfor the dam. The district was finally granted permission to pour the plug. Charles Wagniere, project manager for Ebasco Services, Inc., project managers for the NID, said Tuesday that the district had received permission that day to start filling. During construction the district has been making fish releases from the dam and will continue to do so now, but all other water will be stored. Wagniere said that with a good heavy winter it would be possible to fillthe reservoir in a year, but it is expected that it will take close to two years before it is filled. The new reservoir is designed to hold $65,000 acre feet and currently has about 1,600 in the minimum pool behind the cofferdam. With the exception of the three tunnels on the Bow man-Spaulding conduit system all other work in the mountains is closed down. Final concreting of tunnels 1, 2, and 3 is still in progress. Wagniere said that water was expected to be run into the new Texas Creek tunnel on Wednesday. The tunnel replaces a high flume. On the Bear River segment of the project work on the two new powerhouses, canals and on Rollins Dam is continuing as the wéather permits. The entire job is scheduled for completion by Dec. 31, 1965. THEOLD and possibly the new city hall for Grass Valley are shown above and below here. Grass Valley City Council has been and is still dickering with the Nevada Irrigation District to purchase the NID's burned out office on South Auburn Street. The NID is asking $94,000 for the property on a sliding scale arrangement where the the price drops according to the amount the district receives in insurance money for the fire damage. The city council failed to act on the NID proposal at their meeting Nov. 24 in the hope that the NID's insurance picture would be cleared up shortly, In a letter to the council the district board set Dec, 17 as a deadline for a decision, Rules To Be Drawn By City Planners The Nevada City Planning Commission is going to get a set of rules for the conduct of business, This was one of the main results of a joint discussion session of the city council andthe planners held Nov. 27. The other main result of the session was a Clearer understanding of the workings of both city bodies and the greater need for communication between the two. The city council recently has been faced with appeals of planning commission decisions on variances and has felt at times that it did not have the information necessary to make an intelligent decisions, The zoning ordinance itself and commission adherence to its provisions came in for considerable discussion and it was suggested that an updating of the ordinance itself would help make the jobs (Continued on Page 2) Houghteling Is Named In Heller’s Place

Gov. Edmund G. Brown announced Sunday the appointment of Joseph C. Houghteling, Sunnyvale publisher and former chairman of the State Park Commis-~ sion, tothe State Highway Commission. Houghteling replaces Alfred (Continued on Page 3) Supervisors Reject . Mobile Home Park Nevada County Supervisors up~held the planning commission Tuesday in denying a use permit appeal for a 100 unit mobile home park in the Oaks Subdivision area. John Mayer appeared before the supervisors to appeal the planning commission denial of the use permit. Planning director Bill Roberts said the park on some 14 acres at 187 Squirrel Creek Road called for use of septic tanks and sewage plant ata later date. He said the healtlt department had ruled the land could not support more than Bob Burns Is Promoted To Capitol State Forester, Francis Raymond, has announced the appointment, of State Forest Ranger Robert Burns of Nevada City to the post of Assistant Deputy State Forester in Sacramento, The new position is in the field of Fire Prevention Education and Public Relations andis part of the State Forester’s staff. Burns was appointed State Forest Ranger in charge of Nevada and Yuba Counties in July of 1957 to replace Ranger Don Knowlton who was appointed to Assistant Deputy at that time. Bob and his wife Barbara have enjoyed the seven and a half year assignment and residence in Nevada County as have their daughBob Burns ters, Susan, Sally, Shelley, Sherri, and Shauna. The singing of the "Burns Sisters” has been heard by many local citizens. Barbara was known by many as a teller attheBrockington Manor Branch of the Bank of America, The family willremain in their (Continued on Page 3) 60 units with septic tanks. Roberts said there had also been much local opposition to the proposal on the basis of traffic, pressure on schools and taxes. Supervisor Don Blake moved that the appeal be denied and the vote was unanimous, The supervisors granted a nine month extension to developer Leo Todd in an effort to get the matter of roads in Lazy Valley Acres subdivision settled. The matter was before the supervisors for approval of exceptions to the subdivision ordinance, Todd had agreed to pay to have the roads brought up to the. point of paving if the residents would obtain the easements and pay for the paving. The difficulty is that some residents want the roads to remain private and the signatures of all owners are required before the roads can be dedicated to the county. If at the end of the nine month period the matter is not settled then Todd will be in a position to submit his final subdivision map for approval. The supervisors approved: exceptions to the subdivision ordinance as recommended bythe planning commission for Starbright Acres southwest of Grass Valley. Action on use permit appeals for single trailer parking at Pink Piers and Donner Lake Lodge was continued until 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15. The hearing on the rezoning of Alta Vista Pines and Alta Vista Annex on the Grass Valley city limits was also put off to the afternoon of Dec. 15 because the hearing had not been advertised. The petition is for rezoning from A-1toR-1, A minute order was approved directing the planning director to have a report ready by Dec, 15 on the R-1 rezoning of Banner Mountain. The planning commission had approved the zone including the property of Jacks Deer Creek Inn, The supervisors ap~proved the zone, but excluded the Jacks, The matter must go back to the planning commission for a report. Road exceptions for Pla-Vada Woodlands Unit No, 5 were approved, The subdivision is owned by a corporation of residents and roads are listed only as rights-ofway. This exception tothe county road specifications was approved, Supervisor Neil Hennessy moved for a minute order to direct the county counsel to make a study to update county road specifications in regard to subdivisions, This was approved. > i} FBS °311¥O *JT1BO *6 CQUeMLUl RS UOTZOeS BL BOTPOT Aad £IBAQ FT aster