March 6, 1974 (8 pages)

6 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., March 6,1974 Lake of the Pines sewage It happened last week in Nevada Co. VICTORIAN MUSEUM Repair and renovation of the historic Miners’ Foundry in use permit ruled invalid Nevada City into the site of the American Victorian Museum will 1 reg —— . e a a. ; 2 The Superior Court has ruled are not located in LOP; but a Judge Keene did not find that quarter of a mile distant on that 167 homes in the Lake of the Boise land surroun pgp Subdivision are connected ha eeuating Sboparty fauace sewage disposal ponds conwh : sri without a nid ban not served by the it and that ponds shall poise applied anning be non-operative until a valid shictetiehoes soc aca in permit is obtained. compliance with Ordinance. 500. Visiting Sierra County Judge ‘The commission began hearings John F. Keene Friday filed ain March 1972. The application seven page document to that was opposed. The board took effect. His judgment granting over jurisdiction and thus the petition for issuance of peremptory writ of mandate and related relief; and findings. of commission’s hearings on_ the merits of the disputed ap‘plication never were completed. fact and conclusions of law The commission made no. formalizes his memorandum of ‘decision. Supervisors held decision of last August. At that hearings in June 1972 and time his memorandum directed granted the application for raw that an application for a use sewage ponds over the obpermit be ough the jections of adjacent landowners county planning commission 8 ond construction began Aug. required by county ordinance 44 1972 and was completed in 500 December. Supervisors in At this point it appears unclear as to what the status of the ponds will be pending further possible appeal of the judge’s August 1972, by a.split decision, refused to remand the issue to the planning commission. The value of the protesting decision.-A writ of mandate, it ’ » property owners’ land conwas explained, orders somebody tiguous to these ponds has been to do something affirmatively. diminished, according to the been on-going since supervisors The judge’s conclusions of law assumed responsibility of the are that the mandamus was disputed use permit which had properly brought. by the started through public hearings protesting property owners; the _ at the planning level. The reason “was apparently conflicting ordinancesone which delegated the responsibility to the commission (Ordinance 500); and another which supervisors believed gave them jurisdiction. After stormy public hearings the board granted a permit in June of 1972. Pond construction began in and was completed in Decemiber 1972. In August of that year the board, by a split decision, refused to remand the matter to the planning commission Alan H. Clark and other property owners not residing in the subdivision, but on land near the ponds, filed an action against supervisors, Boise board issued the permit without jurisdiction-to do so. the ponds were constructed contrary to requirements of the Water Quality Control Board. He found no evidence that they were so constructed as to permit direct discharge into Magnolia ‘Creek. He denied attorney’s fees requested by the property owners, but did allow a portion of court costs. In the meantime the Nevada County Sanitation District has taken over jurisdiction of the ponds. To help untangle the situation they have directed $10,000 be allowed for the county to pay for experts and con-. sultants to help straighten out the status. They have authorized the planning director to hire a consultant to advise the commission when the issue of the use permit comes before it again. They decided to retain another attorney (other than County Counsel Leo Todd) to represent the sanitation district because Todd and his deputy Brian Bishop, advise the plannin commission. The director of public works also was given permission to consult with engineers and other experts concerning the ponds. r Tom. Turner, who represents the district, has disqualified himself in this action because of S.B. 716. Board pays tribute to John Conway The late John Conway, a teacher at Seven Hills School for 27 years, receiveda tribute from the Governing Board of the Nevada City School District at their meeting Wednesday. Conway taught the fourth grade at Seven Hills school and recieved a public tribute from but decided not to request an over-ride tax in the June election. They directed superintendent Dan C. Woodard to contact several architects and get firm cost figures on relocatable classrooms as opposed to permanent classroom space. start in March, according to plans being readied by co-owners David S. Osborn and Charles F. Woods. The establishment has been organized -as a non-profit educational institution supported by donations from members, the general public and by small use and entrance fees to be charged. The co-founders have summarized their goals for the museum as follows: “We hope that the collections, exhibits, and publications will encourage an appreciation of our heritage and perhaps some answers, at least, to the ancient puzzle of the educated man, ‘Who am I?’ 2 BICYCLE LANES The Nevada County Transportation Commission approved a $22,000 allocation to Nevada County for the construction of a 1.8 mile bicycle lane from Mill Street to Polaris Drive along McCourtney Road. A horse path will also run parallel to the roadway but will not be paved, just cleared of brush and debris. CRITICAL SHORTAGE Nevada Irrigation District is having to face up to a critical situation with respect to shortages of vital materials. Chief Engineer Bud Fritzche said his department is working on a day-today basis instead of looking at the full 1974 budget year because so many materials cannot now be obtained at any cost. The District is facing delays of up to six months on materials ordered for shipment. The NID board has been warned that many budgeted projects may not be completed as scheduled this year because of these shortages brought about by the energy crisis. VITAL STATISTICS John R. Harper, former North San Juan resident, died Feb. 19, in Fair Oaks. Funeral services were held in Folsom, followed by burial services in the North San Juan Cemetery. Thomas Henry Berriman, 90, died Feb. 18. Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Kenneth L. Jenkins of the Church of the Nazarene and Col. Earnest Murray of the Salvation Army from the Hooper and Weaver Chapel. Burial followed in the Grass Valley Masonic Cemetery. Beth Candee Howe Yeager, 78, died in her home in Grass Valley on Feb. 20. Memorial services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by cremation in Marysville. John (Jack). Peadon, a native and lifelong resident of Grass Valley, died Feb. 21 at Holiday Hills Convalescent Hospital at the age of 80. He had been a miner most of his-life, starting when only 16. He was foreman for Newmont Mining Company for a quartercentury, retiring in 1958 when the mines were closed. Funeral services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, followed by burial in Angels Camp. Christian Martin Metzger, 60, died Feb. 19. He was a native of . South Dakota and mined in the Alleghany area for 40 years. Ten of those years were spent as caretaker for the Sixteen-to-One Mine. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force during WW II. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by interment at Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. BUS SYSTEM APPROVED The City of Grass Valley approved the expenditure of over $30,000 for the purchase of a bus and its operation onan experimental basis through fiscal year 1974-75. the board and the Cancer Fund. _ Paul Webster, executive director of the Nevada County 1] WATCHES Qe CLUCKS oe : Cascade. and LOP Property, Owners Association. Judge He recently died in San Diego. Keene heard the trial. The board also discussed the The judge in his findings of building of added classroom fact filed Friday said the ponds space at the Seven Hills School * BUSINESS ) BILLBOARD Lon Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP JEWELRY ————__23 0 HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY E. M. DALPEZ ewes : 2 0111.W. Main P.O Box 1034 Bo einen [Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 WANT AZS, THE CIPSON’S. 273-2561 ~ LITTLE OLD BAKE SHOP. ! 429 E. Ridge Rd., Grass Valle Woodard reported on the progress of a suit filed against the contractor of the Seven Hills School. Woodard explained that the suit was filed because sidewalks on the school grounds are “crumbling in places” and that doors in the building do not . Close properly. The board directed Woodard to contact the Nevada County uty County Counsel Brian p to see if the case could be speeded up. Woodard reported that enrollment had declined at the school from 949 to 937 and said the school, which had started later in the day when daylight savings time was introduced, had returned to their normal 9 a.m. starting time. He also gave a progress report on the renovation of the primary program at the school to let kindergartners to third graders progress more closely to their individual abilities. Transportaton Commission, suggested that the bus could-run to Nevada City as long as it served the ‘‘best interests” of Grass Valley residents. Webster indicated that a run from Grass Valley to _ the Nevada County Court House and the old Nevada General Hospital could be wise to aid the transportation of workers. The bus is expected to arrive in Grass Valley in the middle of March and should be in operation by April 1. Routes and the cost of fares are still to be determined. SENATOR RICHARDSON SPEAKS Republican state senator H. L. “Bill” ‘Richardson spoke to the Republican Women’s Club at the Empire Hotel in Grass Valley last week. Richardson is a probable candidate for the U.S. Senate seat . held by Democrat Alan Cranston. Richardson said the biggest problems facing the country are rising inflation and the dwindling value of the dollar. He said large government bureaucracies and governmental deficit spending , policies have created the ‘‘dilution” of the dollar’s value and havecaused the present wave of inflation. Richardson indicated that inflation in 1973 reached a rate of 12.6 per cent and he forecast an inflation rate of ‘‘about 20 per cent”’ in 1974. PAPER DRIVE Interested community. groups sponsored a newspaper drive Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bundles of newspapers were dropped off at the Armory in Nevada City and several shopping center parking lots in Grass Valley and profits made from the _papers will be used to construct a recycling center at the -McCourtney Sanitary Landfill. The Grass Valley Jaycees will (Continued on Page 7) -

6 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., March 6,1974 Lake of the Pines sewage It happened last week in Nevada Co. VICTORIAN MUSEUM Repair and renovation of the historic Miners’ Foundry in use permit ruled invalid Nevada City into the site of the American Victorian Museum will 1 reg —— . e a a. ; 2 The Superior Court has ruled are not located in LOP; but a Judge Keene did not find that quarter of a mile distant on that 167 homes in the Lake of the Boise land surroun pgp Subdivision are connected ha eeuating Sboparty fauace sewage disposal ponds conwh : sri without a nid ban not served by the it and that ponds shall poise applied anning be non-operative until a valid shictetiehoes soc aca in permit is obtained. compliance with Ordinance. 500. Visiting Sierra County Judge ‘The commission began hearings John F. Keene Friday filed ain March 1972. The application seven page document to that was opposed. The board took effect. His judgment granting over jurisdiction and thus the petition for issuance of peremptory writ of mandate and related relief; and findings. of commission’s hearings on_ the merits of the disputed ap‘plication never were completed. fact and conclusions of law The commission made no. formalizes his memorandum of ‘decision. Supervisors held decision of last August. At that hearings in June 1972 and time his memorandum directed granted the application for raw that an application for a use sewage ponds over the obpermit be ough the jections of adjacent landowners county planning commission 8 ond construction began Aug. required by county ordinance 44 1972 and was completed in 500 December. Supervisors in At this point it appears unclear as to what the status of the ponds will be pending further possible appeal of the judge’s August 1972, by a.split decision, refused to remand the issue to the planning commission. The value of the protesting decision.-A writ of mandate, it ’ » property owners’ land conwas explained, orders somebody tiguous to these ponds has been to do something affirmatively. diminished, according to the been on-going since supervisors The judge’s conclusions of law assumed responsibility of the are that the mandamus was disputed use permit which had properly brought. by the started through public hearings protesting property owners; the _ at the planning level. The reason “was apparently conflicting ordinancesone which delegated the responsibility to the commission (Ordinance 500); and another which supervisors believed gave them jurisdiction. After stormy public hearings the board granted a permit in June of 1972. Pond construction began in and was completed in Decemiber 1972. In August of that year the board, by a split decision, refused to remand the matter to the planning commission Alan H. Clark and other property owners not residing in the subdivision, but on land near the ponds, filed an action against supervisors, Boise board issued the permit without jurisdiction-to do so. the ponds were constructed contrary to requirements of the Water Quality Control Board. He found no evidence that they were so constructed as to permit direct discharge into Magnolia ‘Creek. He denied attorney’s fees requested by the property owners, but did allow a portion of court costs. In the meantime the Nevada County Sanitation District has taken over jurisdiction of the ponds. To help untangle the situation they have directed $10,000 be allowed for the county to pay for experts and con-. sultants to help straighten out the status. They have authorized the planning director to hire a consultant to advise the commission when the issue of the use permit comes before it again. They decided to retain another attorney (other than County Counsel Leo Todd) to represent the sanitation district because Todd and his deputy Brian Bishop, advise the plannin commission. The director of public works also was given permission to consult with engineers and other experts concerning the ponds. r Tom. Turner, who represents the district, has disqualified himself in this action because of S.B. 716. Board pays tribute to John Conway The late John Conway, a teacher at Seven Hills School for 27 years, receiveda tribute from the Governing Board of the Nevada City School District at their meeting Wednesday. Conway taught the fourth grade at Seven Hills school and recieved a public tribute from but decided not to request an over-ride tax in the June election. They directed superintendent Dan C. Woodard to contact several architects and get firm cost figures on relocatable classrooms as opposed to permanent classroom space. start in March, according to plans being readied by co-owners David S. Osborn and Charles F. Woods. The establishment has been organized -as a non-profit educational institution supported by

donations from members, the general public and by small use and entrance fees to be charged. The co-founders have summarized their goals for the museum as follows: “We hope that the collections, exhibits, and publications will encourage an appreciation of our heritage and perhaps some answers, at least, to the ancient puzzle of the educated man, ‘Who am I?’ 2 BICYCLE LANES The Nevada County Transportation Commission approved a $22,000 allocation to Nevada County for the construction of a 1.8 mile bicycle lane from Mill Street to Polaris Drive along McCourtney Road. A horse path will also run parallel to the roadway but will not be paved, just cleared of brush and debris. CRITICAL SHORTAGE Nevada Irrigation District is having to face up to a critical situation with respect to shortages of vital materials. Chief Engineer Bud Fritzche said his department is working on a day-today basis instead of looking at the full 1974 budget year because so many materials cannot now be obtained at any cost. The District is facing delays of up to six months on materials ordered for shipment. The NID board has been warned that many budgeted projects may not be completed as scheduled this year because of these shortages brought about by the energy crisis. VITAL STATISTICS John R. Harper, former North San Juan resident, died Feb. 19, in Fair Oaks. Funeral services were held in Folsom, followed by burial services in the North San Juan Cemetery. Thomas Henry Berriman, 90, died Feb. 18. Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Kenneth L. Jenkins of the Church of the Nazarene and Col. Earnest Murray of the Salvation Army from the Hooper and Weaver Chapel. Burial followed in the Grass Valley Masonic Cemetery. Beth Candee Howe Yeager, 78, died in her home in Grass Valley on Feb. 20. Memorial services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by cremation in Marysville. John (Jack). Peadon, a native and lifelong resident of Grass Valley, died Feb. 21 at Holiday Hills Convalescent Hospital at the age of 80. He had been a miner most of his-life, starting when only 16. He was foreman for Newmont Mining Company for a quartercentury, retiring in 1958 when the mines were closed. Funeral services were held from the Hooper-Weaver Chapel, followed by burial in Angels Camp. Christian Martin Metzger, 60, died Feb. 19. He was a native of . South Dakota and mined in the Alleghany area for 40 years. Ten of those years were spent as caretaker for the Sixteen-to-One Mine. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force during WW II. Funeral services were held from the Bergemann and Son Chapel, followed by interment at Sierra Memorial Lawn Cemetery. BUS SYSTEM APPROVED The City of Grass Valley approved the expenditure of over $30,000 for the purchase of a bus and its operation onan experimental basis through fiscal year 1974-75. the board and the Cancer Fund. _ Paul Webster, executive director of the Nevada County 1] WATCHES Qe CLUCKS oe : Cascade. and LOP Property, Owners Association. Judge He recently died in San Diego. Keene heard the trial. The board also discussed the The judge in his findings of building of added classroom fact filed Friday said the ponds space at the Seven Hills School * BUSINESS ) BILLBOARD Lon Gilbert FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP JEWELRY ————__23 0 HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY E. M. DALPEZ ewes : 2 0111.W. Main P.O Box 1034 Bo einen [Grass Valley, Ca. 265-6166 WANT AZS, THE CIPSON’S. 273-2561 ~ LITTLE OLD BAKE SHOP. ! 429 E. Ridge Rd., Grass Valle Woodard reported on the progress of a suit filed against the contractor of the Seven Hills School. Woodard explained that the suit was filed because sidewalks on the school grounds are “crumbling in places” and that doors in the building do not . Close properly. The board directed Woodard to contact the Nevada County uty County Counsel Brian p to see if the case could be speeded up. Woodard reported that enrollment had declined at the school from 949 to 937 and said the school, which had started later in the day when daylight savings time was introduced, had returned to their normal 9 a.m. starting time. He also gave a progress report on the renovation of the primary program at the school to let kindergartners to third graders progress more closely to their individual abilities. Transportaton Commission, suggested that the bus could-run to Nevada City as long as it served the ‘‘best interests” of Grass Valley residents. Webster indicated that a run from Grass Valley to _ the Nevada County Court House and the old Nevada General Hospital could be wise to aid the transportation of workers. The bus is expected to arrive in Grass Valley in the middle of March and should be in operation by April 1. Routes and the cost of fares are still to be determined. SENATOR RICHARDSON SPEAKS Republican state senator H. L. “Bill” ‘Richardson spoke to the Republican Women’s Club at the Empire Hotel in Grass Valley last week. Richardson is a probable candidate for the U.S. Senate seat . held by Democrat Alan Cranston. Richardson said the biggest problems facing the country are rising inflation and the dwindling value of the dollar. He said large government bureaucracies and governmental deficit spending , policies have created the ‘‘dilution” of the dollar’s value and havecaused the present wave of inflation. Richardson indicated that inflation in 1973 reached a rate of 12.6 per cent and he forecast an inflation rate of ‘‘about 20 per cent”’ in 1974. PAPER DRIVE Interested community. groups sponsored a newspaper drive Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bundles of newspapers were dropped off at the Armory in Nevada City and several shopping center parking lots in Grass Valley and profits made from the _papers will be used to construct a recycling center at the -McCourtney Sanitary Landfill. The Grass Valley Jaycees will (Continued on Page 7) -