January 2, 1974 (8 pages)

Old year in retrospect (Continued from Page 1) Nevada County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) denied request for annexation of 8,000 acres in Martis Valley, Placer County, to Truckee Sanitary District. Mrs. Sharon Boivin was named acting county planning director to succeed David Porter who was named to that post following the earlier resignation of Stanley Mansfield. Porter accepted a similar post in Hood River County,Oregon. Grass Valley City Council voted a 55 percent increase in water rates fo.help defray costs of a new water treatment plant. Errol Christman and Dick Brooks were rescued from certain death after being trapped for approximately 30 hours by a cave-in of the old Brush Creek Mine. j NOVEMBER: County voters nixed thé proposed 35. percent salary increase for supervisors by an almost 6 to 1 total vote. Harold A. Berliner, public defender since February, resigned due to “‘an increasing ~ private practice of law.” Terrance Lowell was named county director of public works to succeed Harry Hider, resigned. County Clerk Ted Kohler was directed to remain as executive officer of LAFCO, until the commission could contract with an outside firm to serve in that capacity. Supervisors allotted the sum NID adopts 1974 budget A final budget of $3,931,393 for the year 1974 was recently at an adjourned meeting of the Nevada Irrigation District board of directors. The budget reflects ‘belt-. tightening’ measures NID is being forced to take in limiting the number of projects they undertake next year because of the failure of the federal government to come through with some $1.6 million in supplemental loans. In making last minute changes in the preliminary budget directors were forced to cut back many ‘non essential’ projects so that those already underway could be completed. The two most important are 964 projects of the bureau of reclamation and Davis-Grunsky projects. A spokesman at NID said these projects must come first because the district has already completed portions of them and must, under contract, finish them. As for other projects NID’s Chief Engineer Bud Fritzsche said Friday that a priority list chas been established. He indicated that some of the larger projects more than likely will not be completed because of a problem the district is having getting materials. ‘We have jobs we think we can construct of $5,000 for a recycling center at the McCourtney Road landfill. Grand Lodge IOOF sent a delegation of officers to assist in ceremonies for the 100th. anniversary of Oustomah Lodge in Nevada City. The golden wedding anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Dickhouse and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hocking were celebrated during November. Sargent Chapman received his Fifty-year Masonic ring from Nevada Lodge No. 13, F&AM, Nevada City. Grass Valley Elks honored Jim Sheridan upon retirement from his work with the order and from his profession as pressman for The Union. DECEMBER: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tamblyn celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a family dinner party. Merlen Penrose, U. S. ForestService employee for 20 years, retired from her position in the supervisors’s office of Tahoe National Forest. Roman Rozynski was installed as president for 1974 of Nevada County’s Historical Society, succeeding Fay M. Dunbar. cay William Hager, Grass Valley attorney, was named to succeed Harold A. Berliner as public defender. Three past masters of the Grass Valley Masonic Lodge were awarded 50-year pins; and can’t because of the lack of materials”, he said. Fritzsche said that steel is the biggest problem at the present time and added that the way the economy looks it might remain so far into the future. “One company told us that when ordering steel storage tanks the waiting period would be one year”, he concluded. Board member James McAdams asked Fritzsche if there are any emergency projects. that must be done immediately. Fritzsche said there were none he would call ‘emergency’ but did list a few where ‘the situation is bad’. Top of the list was at Lake of the Pines where problems with a faulty filter system has caused trouble with water meters and several customers in the area have complained of sand in their water. ' Another is a capacity problem at the Alta Sierra treatmentplant. ‘‘We need a storage tank with a capacity for about ‘. million gallons but again the problem with steel and no support material for cement storage tanks makes things difficult”. A pressure problem in Penn Valley was third on the list. “This situation must be corrected before high water useage begins again”, he said. A ‘\ “a full scale nutritional $ namely Charles R. Ingram, Cecil A. Hooper and Dale L: Smith. ist Lt. Linda (McDonald) Horan, WAC, became the second woman to enter the Army’s pilot training program. at Ft. Benning, Ga. Her parents are Mr. and-Mrs. Bruce McDonald of Grass Valley. The Golden Sierra Health Planning Commission endorsed and social program for senior citizens of the county. Nevada City Council rejected proposed expansion of the city’s historical district and returned the measure to ‘the planning cothmission for further study. Superior Court Judge Harold F. Wolters disqualified himself from hearing the so-called conflict of interest case (SB 716) because ~ ‘‘he proudly acknowledged his close firendship with a member of the board of supervisors.’’ Until the judicial council could assign another judge to the case, it will be ‘‘continued from day to day.” And county supervisors advised P that they hoped to cover every county employe under the financial disclosure portion of SB 716. Further official actions could not be continued until after the Christmas holiday, so supervisors would continue to “meet on a day-to-day basis”’ until the entire matter is resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. new storage tank is also the Because some of the major projects planned for 1974 will not be completed due to the material shortage and a lack of funds Fritzsche said many smaller maintenance’ jobs that have been put aside for the last few years will now be completed. Resumption of lot sales at Tahoe-Donner TRUCKEE The U. S. Housing and Urban ent Administration and the California Department of Real Estate have approved the resumption of lot sales at Tahoe Donner near here. Dart Industries announced the approvals as this area’s ‘second home’ resort began to sell lots again, assured of a supplementary source of water from a well while its right to Donner Lake water is tied up in a lawsuit and a state water right application. : Each lot is being offered with a pledge of water by next July 31 or a cash refund. Lot sales were suspended in August. PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF NEVADA ~ €xcerpt Board of Supervisors Minutes December 21, 1973 Meeting called to order at the hour of 1:35 P.M., Supervisor Curran absent. Upon the request of the Deputy County’. Counsel, the Board immediately went into Executive Session to discuss litigation. The hour is noted as 1:36: P.M. Meeting called to order at 2:15 p.m., Supervisor Curran absent. A motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to recess the Board Meeting until after the Court Hearing scheduled this date in the Superior Court at 2:30 P.M., regarding the declaratory relief suit, and upon completion of said hearing, that the Board of Supervisors reconvene. ' Meeting called to order at the hour of 3:14 P.M., Supervisor Curran absent. Upon request of the DeputyCounsel, the Board once again went into Executive Session to discuss litigation. Meeting called to order at 3:25 p.m., Supervisor Curran absent. A motion was made by Supervisor Turner, seconded by Supervisor Filer and passed unanimously, that in light of the proceedings that went on in Court today, which did not roduce a result in this case, that this Board should appoint a Committee to develop guidelines since at this time we have no poe from the Secretary of tate to abide by. The law states that local agencies may adopt their own guidelines. -Said Committee ‘to meet with the County Counsel’s Office and the Fiscal Officer, to draft a set. of guidelines that would encompass all employees of county government. This would cover all elected as well as spreinee Department Heads, all county employees, all members of ommissions, Committees, Boards, Districts, who have business from time to time before the Board, and over whom _ the Board has jurisdiction. It is noted that the Deputy County Counsel indicated that they will determine which of those that the County Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction over and will: make that determination for the Board. Chairman_ Long appointed Supervisors Turner and Filer as the Committee who will work with the County Counsel and the Fiscal Officer in preparation of the aforementioned guidelines. When asked if said guidelines will be, ready for adoption on December 26, 1973, the Deputy County Counsel indicated that Le will not, but due to a Court Order introduced today, that he will ask at that time that the Board continue in session day to day from that day on. Perhaps they will be ready for adoption 7: Saye Board on December 27, There being no_ further business, the meeting .was Snes at the hour of 3:35 . THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., Co. Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk, Board of Supervisors, County of Nevada, State of California, dohereb that the foregoin excerpt from the minutes of the meeting of the Board -of Supervisors held on December 21, #1973. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, . hereunto affix my hand and official seal of said Board, this 21st day: of December, 1973. THEQ. A. KOHLER, JR. Co.Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk Nevada County Board of Supervisors By MAXINE E. GAINES Deputy Clerk to the Board R Oar of Publication: January , 1974, certify, Classified ads work Special. is a true and correct ‘ ~Wed., Jan. 2,1974. The Nevada County Nugget 7 ; CLASSIFIED 4 ADS 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST _ 147 Mill St., Ph. 273-6246 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF NEVADA Excerpt BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES December 26, 1973 Meeting called.to order at the hour of 10:01 A.M., all Board members present. “Minutes of the previous. meetings were approved as presented. . : The Public Hearina scheduled for 10:05 A.M., this date,. proposing an amendment to Zoning District Map No. 1421, to rezone property located on East Drive in the Sunset Area of Grass Valley, and owned by Mr. Bob Winkle, from ‘’RA-2’’ District, to ‘‘RA” District, was continued until January 8, 1974, at 1:30 P.M. A .motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to. recess the Board Meeting until after the Court Hearing scheduled this date in -the Superior Court, regarding SB 716, to reconvene following the outcome of the said hearing.Meeting called to order at the hour of 11:37 A.M., all Board members present. aa: Communications resented and discussed by the Board. ‘Board recessed for lunch, to reconvene at 1:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION: Meeting called to order all Supervisors noted present with the exception of Supervisor Curran who is noted absent. The following Resolutions were adopted: 73-330 (A Resolution honoring Maxine E. Gaines). 73-331 (A Resolution authorizing execution of a Joint Exercise of Powérs Agreement between the Counties of Nevada, Placer, Et Dorado and Sierra, pertaining to creation of a MultiCounty Joint Powers Agency, to coordinate ail areawide programs within said counties.) A discussion ensued regarding. rules and — — by County nsel relating to SB 716. There being no further business, a motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to recess until a time certain of 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 28, 1973 Chairman of the Board ATTEST: : THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: MAXINE E. GAINES Deputy Clerk to the Board . — of Publication: January Fight Lung DNeNe Hee 6 a Oe ewe ae Se ere ee abs Mate 2 EA a ei) “8 eh xz bd x % Bd Ford Ra PERK

Old year in retrospect (Continued from Page 1) Nevada County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) denied request for annexation of 8,000 acres in Martis Valley, Placer County, to Truckee Sanitary District. Mrs. Sharon Boivin was named acting county planning director to succeed David Porter who was named to that post following the earlier resignation of Stanley Mansfield. Porter accepted a similar post in Hood River County,Oregon. Grass Valley City Council voted a 55 percent increase in water rates fo.help defray costs of a new water treatment plant. Errol Christman and Dick Brooks were rescued from certain death after being trapped for approximately 30 hours by a cave-in of the old Brush Creek Mine. j NOVEMBER: County voters nixed thé proposed 35. percent salary increase for supervisors by an almost 6 to 1 total vote. Harold A. Berliner, public defender since February, resigned due to “‘an increasing ~ private practice of law.” Terrance Lowell was named county director of public works to succeed Harry Hider, resigned. County Clerk Ted Kohler was directed to remain as executive officer of LAFCO, until the commission could contract with an outside firm to serve in that capacity. Supervisors allotted the sum NID adopts 1974 budget A final budget of $3,931,393 for the year 1974 was recently at an adjourned meeting of the Nevada Irrigation District board of directors. The budget reflects ‘belt-. tightening’ measures NID is being forced to take in limiting the number of projects they undertake next year because of the failure of the federal government to come through with some $1.6 million in supplemental loans. In making last minute changes in the preliminary budget directors were forced to cut back many ‘non essential’ projects so that those already underway could be completed. The two most important are 964 projects of the bureau of reclamation and Davis-Grunsky projects. A spokesman at NID said these projects must come first because the district has already completed portions of them and must, under contract, finish them. As for other projects NID’s Chief Engineer Bud Fritzsche said Friday that a priority list chas been established. He indicated that some of the larger projects more than likely will not be completed because of a problem the district is having getting materials. ‘We have jobs we think we can construct of $5,000 for a recycling center at the McCourtney Road landfill. Grand Lodge IOOF sent a delegation of officers to assist in ceremonies for the 100th. anniversary of Oustomah Lodge in Nevada City. The golden wedding anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Dickhouse and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hocking were celebrated during November. Sargent Chapman received his Fifty-year Masonic ring from Nevada Lodge No. 13, F&AM, Nevada City. Grass Valley Elks honored Jim Sheridan upon retirement from his work with the order and from his profession as pressman for The Union. DECEMBER: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tamblyn celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at a family dinner party. Merlen Penrose, U. S. ForestService employee for 20 years, retired from her position in the supervisors’s office of Tahoe National Forest. Roman Rozynski was installed as president for 1974 of Nevada County’s Historical Society, succeeding Fay M. Dunbar. cay William Hager, Grass Valley attorney, was named to succeed Harold A. Berliner as public defender. Three past masters of the Grass Valley Masonic Lodge were awarded 50-year pins; and can’t because of the lack of materials”, he said. Fritzsche said that steel is the biggest problem at the present time and added that the way the economy looks it might remain so far into the future. “One company told us that when ordering steel storage tanks the waiting period would be one year”, he concluded. Board member James McAdams asked Fritzsche if there are any emergency projects. that must be done immediately. Fritzsche said there were none he would call ‘emergency’ but did list a few where ‘the situation is bad’. Top of the list was at Lake of the Pines where problems with a faulty filter system has caused trouble with water meters and several customers in the area have complained of sand in their water. ' Another is a capacity problem at the Alta Sierra treatmentplant. ‘‘We need a storage tank with a capacity for about ‘. million gallons but again the problem with steel and no support material for cement storage tanks makes things difficult”. A pressure problem in Penn Valley was third on the list. “This situation must be corrected before high water useage begins again”, he said. A ‘\ “a full scale nutritional $ namely Charles R. Ingram, Cecil A. Hooper and Dale L: Smith. ist Lt. Linda (McDonald) Horan, WAC, became the second woman to enter the Army’s pilot training program.. at Ft. Benning, Ga. Her parents are Mr. and-Mrs. Bruce McDonald of Grass Valley. The Golden Sierra Health Planning Commission endorsed and social program for senior citizens of the county. Nevada City Council rejected proposed expansion of the city’s historical district and returned the measure to ‘the planning cothmission for further study. Superior Court Judge Harold F. Wolters disqualified himself from hearing the so-called conflict of interest case (SB 716) because ~ ‘‘he proudly acknowledged his close firendship with a member of the board of supervisors.’’ Until the judicial council could assign another judge to the case, it will be ‘‘continued from day to day.” And county supervisors advised P that they hoped to cover every county employe under the financial disclosure portion of SB 716. Further official actions could not be continued until after the Christmas holiday, so supervisors would continue to “meet on a day-to-day basis”’ until the entire matter is resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. new storage tank is also the Because some of the major projects planned for 1974 will not be completed due to the material shortage and a lack of funds Fritzsche said many smaller maintenance’ jobs that have been put aside for the last few years will now be completed. Resumption of lot sales at Tahoe-Donner TRUCKEE The U. S. Housing and Urban ent Administration and the California Department of Real Estate have approved the resumption of lot sales at Tahoe Donner near here. Dart Industries announced the approvals as this area’s ‘second home’ resort began to sell lots

again, assured of a supplementary source of water from a well while its right to Donner Lake water is tied up in a lawsuit and a state water right application. : Each lot is being offered with a pledge of water by next July 31 or a cash refund. Lot sales were suspended in August. PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF NEVADA ~ €xcerpt Board of Supervisors Minutes December 21, 1973 Meeting called to order at the hour of 1:35 P.M., Supervisor Curran absent. Upon the request of the Deputy County’. Counsel, the Board immediately went into Executive Session to discuss litigation. The hour is noted as 1:36: P.M. Meeting called to order at 2:15 p.m., Supervisor Curran absent. A motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to recess the Board Meeting until after the Court Hearing scheduled this date in the Superior Court at 2:30 P.M., regarding the declaratory relief suit, and upon completion of said hearing, that the Board of Supervisors reconvene. ' Meeting called to order at the hour of 3:14 P.M., Supervisor Curran absent. Upon request of the DeputyCounsel, the Board once again went into Executive Session to discuss litigation. Meeting called to order at 3:25 p.m., Supervisor Curran absent. A motion was made by Supervisor Turner, seconded by Supervisor Filer and passed unanimously, that in light of the proceedings that went on in Court today, which did not roduce a result in this case, that this Board should appoint a Committee to develop guidelines since at this time we have no poe from the Secretary of tate to abide by. The law states that local agencies may adopt their own guidelines. -Said Committee ‘to meet with the County Counsel’s Office and the Fiscal Officer, to draft a set. of guidelines that would encompass all employees of county government. This would cover all elected as well as spreinee Department Heads, all county employees, all members of ommissions, Committees, Boards, Districts, who have business from time to time before the Board, and over whom _ the Board has jurisdiction. It is noted that the Deputy County Counsel indicated that they will determine which of those that the County Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction over and will: make that determination for the Board. Chairman_ Long appointed Supervisors Turner and Filer as the Committee who will work with the County Counsel and the Fiscal Officer in preparation of the aforementioned guidelines. When asked if said guidelines will be, ready for adoption on December 26, 1973, the Deputy County Counsel indicated that Le will not, but due to a Court Order introduced today, that he will ask at that time that the Board continue in session day to day from that day on. Perhaps they will be ready for adoption 7: Saye Board on December 27, There being no_ further business, the meeting .was Snes at the hour of 3:35 . THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., Co. Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk, Board of Supervisors, County of Nevada, State of California, dohereb that the foregoin excerpt from the minutes of the meeting of the Board -of Supervisors held on December 21, #1973. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, . hereunto affix my hand and official seal of said Board, this 21st day: of December, 1973. THEQ. A. KOHLER, JR. Co.Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk Nevada County Board of Supervisors By MAXINE E. GAINES Deputy Clerk to the Board R Oar of Publication: January , 1974, certify, Classified ads work Special. is a true and correct ‘ ~Wed., Jan. 2,1974. The Nevada County Nugget 7 ; CLASSIFIED 4 ADS 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST _ 147 Mill St., Ph. 273-6246 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF NEVADA Excerpt BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES December 26, 1973 Meeting called.to order at the hour of 10:01 A.M., all Board members present. “Minutes of the previous. meetings were approved as presented. . : The Public Hearina scheduled for 10:05 A.M., this date,. proposing an amendment to Zoning District Map No. 1421, to rezone property located on East Drive in the Sunset Area of Grass Valley, and owned by Mr. Bob Winkle, from ‘’RA-2’’ District, to ‘‘RA” District, was continued until January 8, 1974, at 1:30 P.M. A .motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to. recess the Board Meeting until after the Court Hearing scheduled this date in -the Superior Court, regarding SB 716, to reconvene following the outcome of the said hearing.Meeting called to order at the hour of 11:37 A.M., all Board members present. aa: Communications resented and discussed by the Board. ‘Board recessed for lunch, to reconvene at 1:30 P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION: Meeting called to order all Supervisors noted present with the exception of Supervisor Curran who is noted absent. The following Resolutions were adopted: 73-330 (A Resolution honoring Maxine E. Gaines). 73-331 (A Resolution authorizing execution of a Joint Exercise of Powérs Agreement between the Counties of Nevada, Placer, Et Dorado and Sierra, pertaining to creation of a MultiCounty Joint Powers Agency, to coordinate ail areawide programs within said counties.) A discussion ensued regarding. rules and — — by County nsel relating to SB 716. There being no further business, a motion was made, duly seconded and passed unanimously, to recess until a time certain of 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 28, 1973 Chairman of the Board ATTEST: : THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., CLERK TO THE BOARD BY: MAXINE E. GAINES Deputy Clerk to the Board . — of Publication: January Fight Lung DNeNe Hee 6 a Oe ewe ae Se ere ee abs Mate 2 EA a ei) “8 eh xz bd x % Bd Ford Ra PERK