February 12, 1975 (8 pages)

Penn Valley Park County pitches in to Wed., Feb. 12, 1975 The Nevada County Nugget 7 aid recreation area Supervisor Eric Rood ‘and ~ County Counsel Leo Todd have said. they will aid the newly formed Western Gateway Parks and Recreation District (Penn Valley Park) get underway. John Trauner, auditorcontroller, Tuesday advised supervisors that the park district has been allocated four CETA workers. The CETA employes have started work on the propérty owned by the county. Trauner suggested there are certain steps the district should take to obtain a long term lease on the ground so the county will not be responsible for the workers hired through CETA funds. He said the park district directors need some administrative direction. “It’s a matter of doing it, ” Rood said. Trauner claimed county counsel had “spelled ‘ out” the steps that should be taken. They have to get off “dead center” Todd’ said. He added he. understood the directors would make a formal request to the board. “They need help and energizing,’’ Rood answered. Todd offered to prepare the lease. Trauner pointed out that there ‘are no provisions through which the county can give the land to the park district because To The SATURDAY x We've Come A Long Way For The CENTENNIAL Fire Chief Edwin P. Abraham Invites Everyone supervisors accepted the land from Boise Cascade in the name of the county. He explained that a long term lease is possible and later the county may seek the right from the state: to transfer the property. Boise also gave $175,000 for “capital investment, which belongs to the county. The money has earned $42,000 interest and Trauner assumed this could be used on the administrative side to get the park off the ground. “The minute they (the CETA workers) start turning ground county liability starts,” Trauner warned. Rood volunteered to take the initiative and Todd said he would do his part to get the project off ‘dead center.” Supervisors opened their meeting Tuesday sitting as directors of Sanitation District No. 1 in an hour long executivesession. Terry Lowell, director of public . works, called the closed meeting to discuss litigation. The sanitation district directors met to discuss items related to the Lake of the Pines Sewage Disposal System. There was no announcement of action when they returned from executive session. However, Lowell withdrew an i:em concerning an interim loan from Lake Wildwood Special Zone No. 1 improvement funds to meet -funding requirements for Lake of the Pines Buffer Zone Condemnation Proceedings from the agenda. He said he would resubmit it later. In-other action as sanitation directors they approved the LOP’ Sewerage System Improvement budget and related improvement plans and specifications. Returning to supervisorial duties they ‘approved an agreement with Bertino and Sylvester for the engineering firm to prepare.an environmental impact report for the Ridge Road Reconstruction Project. In other action they directed “Lowell to file an application for a federally funded rural highway. public bus_ system demonstration. The project would be funded through the federal highway act of 1973 and has no relationship to the current transportation study or funds. _ Theone shot ~ program provides $30 million nation-wide for the demonstration. The proposal relates directly to a bus for a rural area and Grass’ Valley and Nevada City and the corridor between do not qualify as rural, according to the Bureau of Census. GRASS VALLEY VOLUNT EER FIRE DEP 100th ANNUAL on FEBRUARY 15th _— 7 Program . Dancing . . GRASS VALLEY Grand March Admission $3 Per Couple Some members of the Sacramento Banjo Band Will Be Entertaining. VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING 7:30 P.M. . 9:00 P.M. ‘til 2:00 A.M. Disney resort plans told to NC Lions Club Leon Sanford, field representative for Disney Productions at Independence Lake Mt. Lola, told Nevada City Lions members and wives that the local. ‘‘destination résort’’ project will become a reality within the next four years, according to the present time schedule. The recent U.S. Forest Service. decision to allow recreational development at Mineral King will not change the’ local plan, Sanford advised. In fact, Disney may go ahead with both resort plans, he~said, in that both have their own attraction, accessibility and potential, yet are far enough apart. The U. S. Forest Service soil study of the Truckee river drainage should be completed this fall and more detail plans can be drafted. Both Sierra and Nevada county supervisors and planning staffs are involved directly, Sanford said, in formulating the plan. Several public hearings will also be held as definite information is developed. Exacting surveys of U.S. and foreign ski areas were made for several — years before Independence Lake Mt. Lola area was selected. Most of the property belongs to Southern, Pacific Land and Sierra PacificPower companies. U. S. Forest Service land will only be used for ski trails and hiking areas, Sanford noted, in contrast with Mineral King where public lands are to be withdrawn. A brief question and answer period followed ore adjournment in ve nquet room. CLASSIFIED ADS 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St. Ph. 273-6246 NC Rotarians hear county planning story Nevada City Rotarians heard the history of county planning outlined during a luncheon meeting last week. Planning Director Sharon Boivin was the speaker. Mrs. Boivin, who joined’ the department in 1963, was named * director 10 years later. The planning and _ building departments opened up shop together on Commercial Street in 1961. Each department had two employes. The departments moved to the courthouse in 1965. ‘(A new zoning ordinance was adopted in 1970. It became known as one of the best in the state, according to Mrs. Boivin. The population of the county was 21,000 in 1851 Today there are 32,500 persons here living in 15,000 dwelling units. There are 46,000 vacant building sites; and if one building was to go up on each of them Mrs. Boivin . “ estimated the population wo al be 100,000. Twenty. five. members” “ot a citizens’ committee, “appointed by ‘supervisors,~ ‘are updati the county general plan. It is anticipated the study will take aboutd year. When the proposed updatedplan .comes to public “hearings, Mrs. Boivin urges people to attend and give their input to help determine how the county shall grow. Water, sewage and zoning will be a part of the updated plan. Chet Ball, program chairman, introduced the speaker. 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Penn Valley Park County pitches in to Wed., Feb. 12, 1975 The Nevada County Nugget 7 aid recreation area Supervisor Eric Rood ‘and ~ County Counsel Leo Todd have said. they will aid the newly formed Western Gateway Parks and Recreation District (Penn Valley Park) get underway. John Trauner, auditorcontroller, Tuesday advised supervisors that the park district has been allocated four CETA workers. The CETA employes have started work on the propérty owned by the county. Trauner suggested there are certain steps the district should take to obtain a long term lease on the ground so the county will not be responsible for the workers hired through CETA funds. He said the park district directors need some administrative direction. “It’s a matter of doing it, ” Rood said. Trauner claimed county counsel had “spelled ‘ out” the steps that should be taken. They have to get off “dead center” Todd’ said. He added he. understood the directors would make a formal request to the board. “They need help and energizing,’’ Rood answered. Todd offered to prepare the lease. Trauner pointed out that there ‘are no provisions through which the county can give the land to the park district because To The SATURDAY x We've Come A Long Way For The CENTENNIAL Fire Chief Edwin P. Abraham Invites Everyone supervisors accepted the land from Boise Cascade in the name of the county. He explained that a long term lease is possible and later the county may seek the right from the state: to transfer the property. Boise also gave $175,000 for “capital investment, which belongs to the county. The money has earned $42,000 interest and Trauner assumed this could be used on the administrative side to get the park off the ground. “The minute they (the CETA workers) start turning ground county liability starts,” Trauner warned. Rood volunteered to take the initiative and Todd said he would do his part to get the project off ‘dead center.” Supervisors opened their meeting Tuesday sitting as directors of Sanitation District No. 1 in an hour long executivesession. Terry Lowell, director of public . works, called the closed meeting to discuss litigation. The sanitation district directors met to discuss items related to the Lake of the Pines Sewage Disposal System. There was no announcement of action when they returned from executive session. However, Lowell withdrew an i:em concerning an interim loan from Lake Wildwood Special Zone No. 1 improvement funds to meet -funding requirements for Lake of the Pines Buffer Zone Condemnation Proceedings from the agenda. He said he would resubmit it later. In-other action as sanitation directors they approved the LOP’ Sewerage System Improvement budget and related improvement plans and specifications. Returning to supervisorial duties they ‘approved an agreement with Bertino and Sylvester for the engineering firm to prepare..an environmental impact report for the Ridge Road Reconstruction Project. In other action they directed “Lowell to file an application for a federally funded rural highway. public bus_ system demonstration. The project would be funded through the federal highway act of 1973 and has no relationship to the current transportation study or funds. _ Theone shot ~ program provides $30 million nation-wide for the demonstration. The proposal relates directly to a bus for a rural area and Grass’ Valley and Nevada City and the corridor between do not qualify as rural, according to the Bureau of Census. GRASS VALLEY VOLUNT EER FIRE DEP 100th ANNUAL on FEBRUARY 15th _— 7

Program . Dancing . . GRASS VALLEY Grand March Admission $3 Per Couple Some members of the Sacramento Banjo Band Will Be Entertaining. VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING 7:30 P.M. . 9:00 P.M. ‘til 2:00 A.M. Disney resort plans told to NC Lions Club Leon Sanford, field representative for Disney Productions at Independence Lake Mt. Lola, told Nevada City Lions members and wives that the local. ‘‘destination résort’’ project will become a reality within the next four years, according to the present time schedule. The recent U.S. Forest Service. decision to allow recreational development at Mineral King will not change the’ local plan, Sanford advised. In fact, Disney may go ahead with both resort plans, he~said, in that both have their own attraction, accessibility and potential, yet are far enough apart. The U. S. Forest Service soil study of the Truckee river drainage should be completed this fall and more detail plans can be drafted. Both Sierra and Nevada county supervisors and planning staffs are involved directly, Sanford said, in formulating the plan. Several public hearings will also be held as definite information is developed. Exacting surveys of U.S. and foreign ski areas were made for several — years before Independence Lake Mt. Lola area was selected. Most of the property belongs to Southern, Pacific Land and Sierra PacificPower companies. U. S. Forest Service land will only be used for ski trails and hiking areas, Sanford noted, in contrast with Mineral King where public lands are to be withdrawn. A brief question and answer period followed ore adjournment in ve nquet room. CLASSIFIED ADS 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St. Ph. 273-6246 NC Rotarians hear county planning story Nevada City Rotarians heard the history of county planning outlined during a luncheon meeting last week. Planning Director Sharon Boivin was the speaker. Mrs. Boivin, who joined’ the department in 1963, was named * director 10 years later. The planning and _ building departments opened up shop together on Commercial Street in 1961. Each department had two employes. The departments moved to the courthouse in 1965. ‘(A new zoning ordinance was adopted in 1970. It became known as one of the best in the state, according to Mrs. Boivin. The population of the county was 21,000 in 1851 Today there are 32,500 persons here living in 15,000 dwelling units. There are 46,000 vacant building sites; and if one building was to go up on each of them Mrs. Boivin . “ estimated the population wo al be 100,000. Twenty. five. members” “ot a citizens’ committee, “appointed by ‘supervisors,~ ‘are updati the county general plan. It is anticipated the study will take aboutd year. When the proposed updatedplan .comes to public “hearings, Mrs. Boivin urges people to attend and give their input to help determine how the county shall grow. Water, sewage and zoning will be a part of the updated plan. Chet Ball, program chairman, introduced the speaker. Classified Ads, the little fellows with the . big pulling power. © 1975 Sierra Features wid 2-10 . “Who recommended this clown as a big game hunting guide?"