October 17, 1973 (12 pages)

wee SD FE ESS pees) Ye 3 hay tetas RD Wed., Oct. 17,1973 The Nevada County Nugget 1] Increased attendance is reported at state’s fairs California’s system of state supported fairs not only is rated best in the world for a given Jeopraphic area, but residents f{ Mf the Golden State are sup\s a :natter fact, the increase n fair attendance over the past few years has shown a far Hyreater ‘“‘percentage’’ than growth of the state’s population. Western Fairs Association of Sacramento, spokesman for the industry. in 28 states anf five Canadian provinces, has noted this year that attendance at 141 member fairs increased from 39,539,880 in 1971 to 39,795,810 last year, or by a margin of 0.6 per cent. In contrast, attendance at California fairs over the same period increased from 9,110,828 to 9,576,698; or an increase of 5.1 per cent. The population of California during the last fiscal year ending June 30 increased from 20,518,000 to. 20,741,000, according to the Population Research Unit, California Department of Finance. Percentagewise, the increase was only 1.1 per cent. Not only are more Californians becoming involved in fairs, but millions of citizens are utilizing fair facilities in the off season. Bill Clayton, General Manager, said a survey conducted by Western Fairs Association last year shows that more than 4,000 organizations, including Rotary, Boy Scouts, Lions, Future Farmers of America, Girl Scouts, church vroups, and hundreds of others take advantage of buildings and grounds for a wide variety of purposes, most of them of an educational or cultural nature. In all, interim use during 1972, last for which figures are available, show 13,772,760 visitors. One year earlier it was 13,097,582. Thus, public appreciation of fairgrounds as a California resource also demonstrates substantial growth. Moreover, those who have been touched by the magic of a California fair, are adamant in their insistance that the system, supported by a tax on the horse racing industry, be maintained. California’s Little Hoover Commission, after a series of meetings in various parts of California, concluded that fairs are a highly desireable adjunct to the California way of life, and are stoutly defended by residents of the areas in which they are located. Fairs, in recent years, have expanded opportunities for urban youth, but remain largely agriculturally oriented. Industrial and vocational arts, termed by WFA as a sleeping giant, is believed to have the potential ittracting another million jung people into tui r net 1 at ALT onduct ‘ arity Pa sific ‘ati mank, concludes that iarge part 1221 iitura! oriented. that areas having the highest participation rate are largely rurai, and_ that agricultural exhibits stimulate attendance in both rural and urban areas. As an example, it was pointed out that 22.63 per cent of attendees at the Alameda County Fair came because of exhibits, In November wi are strongly oriented universal interest in agricultur toward urhbanizaton, iciuaing leisure time activities and industrial and vocational arts, the rural flavor is highly developed and most apt to remain in the foreseeable future. ‘California,’ the bank report pointed out, ‘‘although the most populous state in the Union and also highly industrial. supports the most preduct.ve agricultural industry in tne United States and in most of the world. For over 20 years, Californiis agriculture multibillion de:lar economic “Fairs historically have been associated with this force, having been designed originally as harvest fest:val or expositions of local agricultural production. Much of this original intent has been altered to encompass many new items of more general interest. Nevertheless, a_ definite relationship exists that is inescapable.” GV _ water treatment plant completion near Grass Valley residents should start receiving treated water from the new plant by the first week of November, directors of Nevada Irrigation District learned Friday. NID engineer Buck Hyars reported on progress of the domestic water systems which included the Grass Valley plant. The contractor is a month behind his contract date, Hyars” said, but paddles for the floculation system have not been delivered which is holding up completion. Hyars said the upper Banner . pumping station with a 300,000 gallon storage tank is now serving water. The district has put over 14 miles of pipeline in the ground since April and present systems were planned for expansion. : Projects completed include the Snow Mountain — La Barr Meadows system, Loma Rica, upper Banner and the line over Osborn Hill to Wheeler Acres should be delivering water ‘‘in a few weeks.”’ Bob Singleton, another NID engineer, reported on progress of the Bureau of Reclamation projects. The Combie reservoir is now filling and the contractor for the Combie Phase No. 1 project has completed work on the face of the dam. The district is designing phase No. 2 with construction tentatively to start in April or May. Dotey North design plans must be approved by the Bureau of Reclamation and rights-of-way are being obtained. Gold Hill is under design with the plans to be finished by March and construction planned for the winter of 1974-75. The Wolf-Hanaman project has partia'ly been completed and should be open by April and Cascade is 40 per cent complete, Singleton said. Chief Engineer Bud Fritzsche explained why water downstream from Combie reservoir has been muddy and will reznain sandy for another three or four weeks. The contractor bad to work on the trash basket which necessited lowering the water level in the reservoir. Five to seven feet of sand went into Bear River and some of this silt, which has been accumulating for years, got into the system. The natural flow of the water should clean the system within a few weeks. If the district cleaned it it would cost $30,000 to $40,000. A problem facing NID engineers is a_ proposed ‘spaghetti pipeline’ to get around the district’s main line extension policy. An owner of four lots, only one lot fronting a NID main water line, proposed to so design two other lots that they also face the main line thereby saving the cost of installing his own main line extension. Dave Minasian, the NID attorney, said the _ policy Specifically states that any extensions are ‘‘at the descretion of the district.’’ “That’s all we need is a spaghetti pipeline,’’ James MacAdams, director said. A proposal to annex 160 acres of land in Yuba county to the Nevada Irrigation District was denied. Ken and Carroll Henwood said they have an option to buy 442-acres of the Bonanza Ranch but their purchase and financing hinges on obtaining water to irrigate. They asked for annexation to the district and 100 inches of water to irrigate the 160 acres. The directors voted no and told the two men they could sell them surplus water only. The 160 acres is over four miles in a direct line and seven miles of ditch from the present: district boundary also other farmers must annex all their acreage to the district, not just the irrigable portion. The directors found that removal of specific trees of Scotts Flat reservoir property “does not have a significant environmental impact.’’ The negative declaration will be filed with the county clerk, as required by law, and the negative finding posted in the NID headquarters for 15 days. Action on granting permission to Yuba River Lumber Company to cut the timber must wait until the 15 days have elapsed. Design plans and construction for phase two construction of recreational facilities at Rollins Lake and Scotts Flat will be accomplished in the usual manner; the district will : advertise for bids 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St., Ph. 273-6246 Pe 37. Real Estate Loans SHORT TERM BUSINESS ‘oans on versonal & real property. $5,000 $25,000. Call 443-8023 Old Security Financial, P.2. Box 1912, Sacto. 95809 Proposed project Chassified Ads, the tittle fellows w.tn the b:g pulling powe _POCSOO=? a vi t PISOOSSOCSS HY * CLASSIFIED ADS : DAILY @ ie a ip ap oe PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED NEW GENERAL PLAN FOR CITY OF NEVADA CITY, AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PERTAINING TO SAID GENERAL PLAN NOTICE 1S HEREBY G!VEN, pursuant to Section 6535) of the Government Code, that the Pianning Commission of the City of Nevada City will hold a public hearing for the purpose of considering the approval of the proposed new Nevada City General Plan, dated 1973, prepared by Nick Bishop, Planning Consultant. Said General Plan includes the following elements: Land use element, housing element, circulation and scenic highways element, conservation element, open space and recreation element, public services element, safety element, seismic and geologic hazards element, and noise element. Said hearing will be held on November 9, 1973, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., at the meeting place of said Commission at the City Hall, 317 Broad Street, Nevada City, California, at which time and place all interested persons may appear and be heard. A copy of said proposed General Plan is available for inspection and copying at the office of the City Clerk. NOTICE .IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in reference to said (General Plan) -is.on file with. the City Clerk and available for inspection and copying, and that the Planning Commission wil! hold a public hearing on said Draft EIR at the same time and place as the above mentioned hearing on said proposed General Plan, at which hearing all interested persons may make comments, .either oral or in writing, on said report. Dated: October 9, 1973. NEVADA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION By Peter Hoffman Chairman Dates of Publication: Oct. 10, 17, 1973. ee = California-

wee SD FE ESS pees) Ye 3 hay tetas RD Wed., Oct. 17,1973 The Nevada County Nugget 1] Increased attendance is reported at state’s fairs California’s system of state supported fairs not only is rated best in the world for a given Jeopraphic area, but residents f{ Mf the Golden State are sup\s a :natter fact, the increase n fair attendance over the past few years has shown a far Hyreater ‘“‘percentage’’ than growth of the state’s population. Western Fairs Association of Sacramento, spokesman for the industry. in 28 states anf five Canadian provinces, has noted this year that attendance at 141 member fairs increased from 39,539,880 in 1971 to 39,795,810 last year, or by a margin of 0.6 per cent. In contrast, attendance at California fairs over the same period increased from 9,110,828 to 9,576,698; or an increase of 5.1 per cent. The population of California during the last fiscal year ending June 30 increased from 20,518,000 to. 20,741,000, according to the Population Research Unit, California Department of Finance. Percentagewise, the increase was only 1.1 per cent. Not only are more Californians becoming involved in fairs, but millions of citizens are utilizing fair facilities in the off season. Bill Clayton, General Manager, said a survey conducted by Western Fairs Association last year shows that more than 4,000 organizations, including Rotary, Boy Scouts, Lions, Future Farmers of America, Girl Scouts, church vroups, and hundreds of others take advantage of buildings and grounds for a wide variety of purposes, most of them of an educational or cultural nature. In all, interim use during 1972, last for which figures are available, show 13,772,760 visitors. One year earlier it was 13,097,582. Thus, public appreciation of fairgrounds as a California resource also demonstrates substantial growth. Moreover, those who have been touched by the magic of a California fair, are adamant in their insistance that the system, supported by a tax on the horse racing industry, be maintained. California’s Little Hoover Commission, after a series of meetings in various parts of California, concluded that fairs are a highly desireable adjunct to the California way of life, and are stoutly defended by residents of the areas in which they are located. Fairs, in recent years, have expanded opportunities for urban youth, but remain largely agriculturally oriented. Industrial and vocational arts, termed by WFA as a sleeping giant, is believed to have the potential ittracting another million jung people into tui r net 1 at ALT onduct ‘ arity Pa sific ‘ati mank, concludes that iarge part 1221 iitura! oriented. that areas having the highest participation rate are largely rurai, and_ that agricultural exhibits stimulate attendance in both rural and urban areas. As an example, it was pointed out that 22.63 per cent of attendees at the Alameda County Fair came because of exhibits, In November wi are strongly oriented universal interest in agricultur toward urhbanizaton, iciuaing leisure time activities and industrial and vocational arts, the rural flavor is highly developed and most apt to remain in the foreseeable future. ‘California,’ the bank report pointed out, ‘‘although the most populous state in the Union and also highly industrial. supports the most preduct.ve agricultural industry in tne United States and in most of the world. For over 20 years, Californiis agriculture multibillion de:lar economic “Fairs historically have been associated with this force, having been designed originally as harvest fest:val or expositions of local agricultural production. Much of this original intent has been altered to encompass many new items of more general interest. Nevertheless, a_ definite relationship exists that is inescapable.” GV _ water treatment plant completion near Grass Valley residents should start receiving treated water from the new plant by the first week of November, directors of Nevada Irrigation District learned Friday. NID engineer Buck Hyars reported on progress of the domestic water systems which included the Grass Valley plant. The contractor is a month behind his contract date, Hyars” said, but paddles for the floculation system have not been delivered which is holding up completion. Hyars said the upper Banner . pumping station with a 300,000 gallon storage tank is now serving water. The district has put over 14 miles of pipeline in the ground since April and present systems were planned for expansion. : Projects completed include the Snow Mountain — La Barr Meadows system, Loma Rica, upper Banner and the line over Osborn Hill to Wheeler Acres should be delivering water ‘‘in a few weeks.”’ Bob Singleton, another NID engineer, reported on progress of the Bureau of Reclamation projects. The Combie reservoir is now filling and the contractor for the Combie Phase No. 1 project has completed work on the face of the dam. The district is designing phase No. 2 with construction tentatively to start in April or May. Dotey North design plans must be approved by the Bureau of Reclamation and rights-of-way are being obtained. Gold Hill is under design with the plans to be finished by March and construction planned for the winter of 1974-75. The Wolf-Hanaman project has partia'ly been completed and

should be open by April and Cascade is 40 per cent complete, Singleton said. Chief Engineer Bud Fritzsche explained why water downstream from Combie reservoir has been muddy and will reznain sandy for another three or four weeks. The contractor bad to work on the trash basket which necessited lowering the water level in the reservoir. Five to seven feet of sand went into Bear River and some of this silt, which has been accumulating for years, got into the system. The natural flow of the water should clean the system within a few weeks. If the district cleaned it it would cost $30,000 to $40,000. A problem facing NID engineers is a_ proposed ‘spaghetti pipeline’ to get around the district’s main line extension policy. An owner of four lots, only one lot fronting a NID main water line, proposed to so design two other lots that they also face the main line thereby saving the cost of installing his own main line extension. Dave Minasian, the NID attorney, said the _ policy Specifically states that any extensions are ‘‘at the descretion of the district.’’ “That’s all we need is a spaghetti pipeline,’’ James MacAdams, director said. A proposal to annex 160 acres of land in Yuba county to the Nevada Irrigation District was denied. Ken and Carroll Henwood said they have an option to buy 442-acres of the Bonanza Ranch but their purchase and financing hinges on obtaining water to irrigate. They asked for annexation to the district and 100 inches of water to irrigate the 160 acres. The directors voted no and told the two men they could sell them surplus water only. The 160 acres is over four miles in a direct line and seven miles of ditch from the present: district boundary also other farmers must annex all their acreage to the district, not just the irrigable portion. The directors found that removal of specific trees of Scotts Flat reservoir property “does not have a significant environmental impact.’’ The negative declaration will be filed with the county clerk, as required by law, and the negative finding posted in the NID headquarters for 15 days. Action on granting permission to Yuba River Lumber Company to cut the timber must wait until the 15 days have elapsed. Design plans and construction for phase two construction of recreational facilities at Rollins Lake and Scotts Flat will be accomplished in the usual manner; the district will : advertise for bids 10. Crafts & Services ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St., Ph. 273-6246 Pe 37. Real Estate Loans SHORT TERM BUSINESS ‘oans on versonal & real property. $5,000 $25,000. Call 443-8023 Old Security Financial, P.2. Box 1912, Sacto. 95809 Proposed project Chassified Ads, the tittle fellows w.tn the b:g pulling powe _POCSOO=? a vi t PISOOSSOCSS HY * CLASSIFIED ADS : DAILY @ ie a ip ap oe PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED NEW GENERAL PLAN FOR CITY OF NEVADA CITY, AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PERTAINING TO SAID GENERAL PLAN NOTICE 1S HEREBY G!VEN, pursuant to Section 6535) of the Government Code, that the Pianning Commission of the City of Nevada City will hold a public hearing for the purpose of considering the approval of the proposed new Nevada City General Plan, dated 1973, prepared by Nick Bishop, Planning Consultant. Said General Plan includes the following elements: Land use element, housing element, circulation and scenic highways element, conservation element, open space and recreation element, public services element, safety element, seismic and geologic hazards element, and noise element. Said hearing will be held on November 9, 1973, at 8:00 o’clock P.M., at the meeting place of said Commission at the City Hall, 317 Broad Street, Nevada City, California, at which time and place all interested persons may appear and be heard. A copy of said proposed General Plan is available for inspection and copying at the office of the City Clerk. NOTICE .IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in reference to said (General Plan) -is.on file with. the City Clerk and available for inspection and copying, and that the Planning Commission wil! hold a public hearing on said Draft EIR at the same time and place as the above mentioned hearing on said proposed General Plan, at which hearing all interested persons may make comments, .either oral or in writing, on said report. Dated: October 9, 1973. NEVADA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION By Peter Hoffman Chairman Dates of Publication: Oct. 10, 17, 1973. ee = California-