July 13, 1966 (20 pages)

FLENTODICAUS SECTION . . CAL ST LIBRARY ) SACTO CAL 95814 NEVADA COUR fal Relief i, Role) Hill Washington ate Hill, Gold sb, Remington Hill, Anthony Wade Toa fet ad You eof Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, pga Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom Biae Te Tene, wr Soa Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Wi Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Bar, cid Ber, Lowel Hill, pte ay un Se Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, M 's Flat, Orleans Flat, Temens. Nevada City Se Volume 41 Number 26 SEWER CRACKDOWN Hills Flat Residents Given Nevada City Three Months To Correct Holds Line Pollution Of Wolf Creek On: Tack es 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, July 13, 1966 Nevada County Health Officer Dr. W. K. Seolas, in one of his first official acts since taking over the post July 1, has put property owners in Hills Flat on 90 day notice that they must start correcting sewage disposal problems or face closing down of the businesses and dwellings. In a statement issued Monday, itisnoted that a letter from the Bureau-of Sanitary Engineering of June 22 ta the Health Officer states that the Hills Flat area sewage discharges are a health hazard to the public. This is in violation of the Nevada County sewage disposal ordinance, the Health Safety Code, and the state Penal Code, The letter signed by George B. Gentry, senior sanitary engineer in the Bureau's Redding office, directs that correction of this pollution of Wolf Creek by faulty sewage disposal systems in Hills Flat must be started at once, Dr. Seolas, in the statement issued Monday ordered that the county health department must be notified within 90 days of how the property owners in the area propose to correct the sewage disposal violations, "If no plan is submitted by the expiration of the 90 days,“ the statement continues, “it will be necessary to vacate any business or dwelling contributing to the public health hazard. According to health officials there is a choice of methods available to correct the situation including annexation to Grass Valley, formation of se~veral types of sewer districts or joining with County Sanitation District No. One which is now in process of formation. Gentry’s letter to the health department was accompanied by a six page Hills Flat area disposal study. The study disclosed that field inspections and bacteriological data indicate that the Hills Flat area sewage systems contaminate Matson Creek and Wolf Creek and are a hazard to public health. Each of the surveys of the area since 1952 have shown that 75 to 80 per cent of the premises in the area have failing sewage disposal systems and over half of these were discharging directly into Matson or Wolf Creek. The study also showed that correction of failing disposal sytems in the area is virtually ' impossible unless the premises are connected to sewers. Downstream use of Wolf Creek affecting public health include domestic and water and recrea(Cont On Page 19 Col. 4) City Hopes To Develop Its Own Water Supply The Nevada City Council looked wistfully in the direction of Canada Hill Monday night and discussed the possibility of the city developing its own domestic water supply. The move was made in an attempt to come to a conclusion as to whether the city wants to participate in the master water treatment system the Nevada Irrigation is now designing for the Twin Cities area, For the city, joining in the NID program would probably mean that city water rates would jump from the current $4.50 per month to $10 or $12. This cost would be just to cover construction of a main from the treatment plant on Banner Mountain to the south city limits and would include nothing for improvement of the water transmission facilities within the city. City Manager Beryl Robinson reported to the city council Monday night that he had met last week with NID officials to discuss city participation in the new water treatment plant, He saidtheNID stated the cost of the main from the plant to the south city limits wouldbe $250, 000 to $300, 000 and would have to be paid for by the city. Carrying the line beyond this point toserve other areas of the city could hike the cost to $700,000, He suggested that if the city goes along with the NID plan it will just be a matter of waiting to find out how much it is eventually going to cost the city water.users, but if the council (Cont On Page 19 Col, 1) WHATISIT--a new war mem Orial,a piece of modern sculpture, ah igh powered television antenna, a pilon for airplane racing? No, it is the start of the structural work on the pier for the bridge crossing the freeway at Banner Mountain Road and Town Talk. Grass Valley Freeway Job Will Start Late Next Year Grass Valley residents received the welcome news this week that construction of that end of the Grass Valley -Nevada City Freeway had been moved up from a 1970-71 starting dateto next year. State Senator Paul J, Lunardi received the news late last week in a letter to state Public Works Director John Erreca. ‘Lunardi had written to Erreca on July 1 asking that a hearing be set up before the California Highway Commission to discuss allocations for the second and third phases of the freeway construction, The hearing had been requested after a group of Grass Valley civic leaders met with Erreca and Lunardi in Sacramento recently, and were told that the project could not be funded for construction before 1970. In a letter to Lunardi dated July 6, Erreca said, “In reviewing our Highway planning program, at the request of Governor Brown, we find that it is possible to advance the Grass Valley project to the point where we can call for bids during the (Cont On Page 19 Col, 3) County Approves $5,880,376 Budget The Nevada County Board of Supervisors last week adopted a tentative budget of $5,880,376 for fiscal 1966 -67. The budget last year was $5,067, 256. The tentative budget presented by Auditor-Controller John T. Trauner is based on an estimated $4 million gain in assessed valuation. While the supervisors have not yet seta tax rate and can not do so until they have the property assessment figures and the utility rolls, the Department of Public Works budget as it now stands could increase the tax rates by 26 cents and money needed for reserves could add another 12 cents, The current basic county tax rate is $2.58 per $100 of assessed valuation. — The Nevada City Council Monday night approved a tentative budget of $255, 355 and held the taxrate unchanged at $2.23. T he new budget includes the coverage of all employees inthe State Employees Retirement System, salary increases for the city manager, chief of police, the police department and the miscellaneous employees, The budget calls for expenditures of $255,355 which includes approximately $8,000 in rebudgeted items, Broken down, the budget shows $93 ,452 for general governinent; $18,296 for fire department; $45, 245 for police and $98,342 for public works, The budget calls for $240,000 in new revenue and the remainder of the difference between anticipated revenue and expenditures will be funded from some $24, 000 being carried forward from last year, The big news of the budget was the provision for inclusion of all of the city employees under the state retirement system, Police department members were included last year, but fire and miscellaneous employees were excluded, The council Monday night passed a resolution of intent to enter into anew contract with the State Employees Retirement system which will cover all city employees, The present cost for retirement coverage for police is approximately $6,500 andthe inclusion of fire and miscellaneous employees will add approximately $9,400 to the cost. In addition to signifying their intention to bring all employees into the retirement system, the council went on record as favoringa policy of mandatory retirement at age 65 for all city employees, At the request of Councilman Bob Paine, city attorney William Wetherall was _ directed to prepare an amendment to the city's personnel resolution which will include the provision for mandatory retirement, The council approved the inclusion of a $500 item for . Christmas decorations in the Chamber of Commerce budget. (Cont On Page 19 Col, 5)

FLENTODICAUS SECTION . . CAL ST LIBRARY ) SACTO CAL 95814 NEVADA COUR fal Relief i, Role) Hill Washington ate Hill, Gold sb, Remington Hill, Anthony Wade Toa fet ad You eof Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, pga Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloom Biae Te Tene, wr Soa Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Wi Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Bar, cid Ber, Lowel Hill, pte ay un Se Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, M 's Flat, Orleans Flat, Temens. Nevada City Se Volume 41 Number 26 SEWER CRACKDOWN Hills Flat Residents Given Nevada City Three Months To Correct Holds Line Pollution Of Wolf Creek On: Tack es 10 Cents A Copy Published Wednesdays, July 13, 1966 Nevada County Health Officer Dr. W. K. Seolas, in one of his first official acts since taking over the post July 1, has put property owners in Hills Flat on 90 day notice that they must start correcting sewage disposal problems or face closing down of the businesses and dwellings. In a statement issued Monday, itisnoted that a letter from the Bureau-of Sanitary Engineering of June 22 ta the Health Officer states that the Hills Flat area sewage discharges are a health hazard to the public. This is in violation of the Nevada County sewage disposal ordinance, the Health Safety Code, and the state Penal Code, The letter signed by George B. Gentry, senior sanitary engineer in the Bureau's Redding office, directs that correction of this pollution of Wolf Creek by faulty sewage disposal systems in Hills Flat must be started at once, Dr. Seolas, in the statement issued Monday ordered that the county health department must be notified within 90 days of how the property owners in the area propose to correct the sewage disposal violations, "If no plan is submitted by the expiration of the 90 days,“ the statement continues, “it will be necessary to vacate any business or dwelling contributing to the public health hazard. According to health officials there is a choice of methods available to correct the situation including annexation to Grass Valley, formation of se~veral types of sewer districts or joining with County Sanitation District No. One which is now in process of formation. Gentry’s letter to the health department was accompanied by a six page Hills Flat area disposal study. The study disclosed that field inspections and bacteriological data indicate that the Hills Flat area sewage systems contaminate Matson Creek and Wolf Creek and are a hazard to public health. Each of the surveys of the area since 1952 have shown that 75 to 80 per cent of the premises in the area have failing sewage disposal systems and over half of these were discharging directly into Matson or Wolf Creek. The study also showed that correction of failing disposal sytems in the area is virtually ' impossible unless the premises are connected to sewers. Downstream use of Wolf Creek affecting public health include domestic and water and recrea(Cont On Page 19 Col. 4) City Hopes To Develop Its Own Water Supply The Nevada City Council looked wistfully in the direction of Canada Hill Monday night and discussed the possibility of the city developing its own domestic water supply. The move was made in an attempt to come to a conclusion as to whether the city wants to participate in the master water treatment system the Nevada Irrigation is now designing for the Twin Cities area, For the city, joining in the NID program would probably mean that city water rates would jump from the current $4.50 per month to $10 or $12. This cost would be just to cover construction of a main from the treatment plant on Banner Mountain to the south city limits and would include nothing for improvement of the water transmission facilities within the city. City Manager Beryl Robinson reported to the city council Monday night that he had met last week with NID officials to discuss city participation in the new water treatment plant, He saidtheNID stated the cost of the main from the plant to the south city limits wouldbe $250, 000 to $300, 000 and would have to be paid for by the city.

Carrying the line beyond this point toserve other areas of the city could hike the cost to $700,000, He suggested that if the city goes along with the NID plan it will just be a matter of waiting to find out how much it is eventually going to cost the city water.users, but if the council (Cont On Page 19 Col, 1) WHATISIT--a new war mem Orial,a piece of modern sculpture, ah igh powered television antenna, a pilon for airplane racing? No, it is the start of the structural work on the pier for the bridge crossing the freeway at Banner Mountain Road and Town Talk. Grass Valley Freeway Job Will Start Late Next Year Grass Valley residents received the welcome news this week that construction of that end of the Grass Valley -Nevada City Freeway had been moved up from a 1970-71 starting dateto next year. State Senator Paul J, Lunardi received the news late last week in a letter to state Public Works Director John Erreca. ‘Lunardi had written to Erreca on July 1 asking that a hearing be set up before the California Highway Commission to discuss allocations for the second and third phases of the freeway construction, The hearing had been requested after a group of Grass Valley civic leaders met with Erreca and Lunardi in Sacramento recently, and were told that the project could not be funded for construction before 1970. In a letter to Lunardi dated July 6, Erreca said, “In reviewing our Highway planning program, at the request of Governor Brown, we find that it is possible to advance the Grass Valley project to the point where we can call for bids during the (Cont On Page 19 Col, 3) County Approves $5,880,376 Budget The Nevada County Board of Supervisors last week adopted a tentative budget of $5,880,376 for fiscal 1966 -67. The budget last year was $5,067, 256. The tentative budget presented by Auditor-Controller John T. Trauner is based on an estimated $4 million gain in assessed valuation. While the supervisors have not yet seta tax rate and can not do so until they have the property assessment figures and the utility rolls, the Department of Public Works budget as it now stands could increase the tax rates by 26 cents and money needed for reserves could add another 12 cents, The current basic county tax rate is $2.58 per $100 of assessed valuation. — The Nevada City Council Monday night approved a tentative budget of $255, 355 and held the taxrate unchanged at $2.23. T he new budget includes the coverage of all employees inthe State Employees Retirement System, salary increases for the city manager, chief of police, the police department and the miscellaneous employees, The budget calls for expenditures of $255,355 which includes approximately $8,000 in rebudgeted items, Broken down, the budget shows $93 ,452 for general governinent; $18,296 for fire department; $45, 245 for police and $98,342 for public works, The budget calls for $240,000 in new revenue and the remainder of the difference between anticipated revenue and expenditures will be funded from some $24, 000 being carried forward from last year, The big news of the budget was the provision for inclusion of all of the city employees under the state retirement system, Police department members were included last year, but fire and miscellaneous employees were excluded, The council Monday night passed a resolution of intent to enter into anew contract with the State Employees Retirement system which will cover all city employees, The present cost for retirement coverage for police is approximately $6,500 andthe inclusion of fire and miscellaneous employees will add approximately $9,400 to the cost. In addition to signifying their intention to bring all employees into the retirement system, the council went on record as favoringa policy of mandatory retirement at age 65 for all city employees, At the request of Councilman Bob Paine, city attorney William Wetherall was _ directed to prepare an amendment to the city's personnel resolution which will include the provision for mandatory retirement, The council approved the inclusion of a $500 item for . Christmas decorations in the Chamber of Commerce budget. (Cont On Page 19 Col, 5)