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Reducing traffic congestion while increasing economic development won out over arguments to keep the area’s rural appeal in the ongoing Diamond Springs Parkway debate. El Dorado County Supervisors voted unanimously late last month to authorize the department of transportation to keep moving forward on the estimated $25 million project. Part of the DOT’s recommended Capital [...]
Staff from El Dorado County’s former Department of Transportation, now a division of the new Community Development Agency, presented its proposed Capital Improvement Projects list at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. An annual exercise in long-range planning, the new CIP includes some projects from the 2012 list’s “future projects” element. “The purpose of the [...]
The time has come. The time has come to pack my things and move on. With great regret and a heavy heart, I’m leaving the Mountain Democrat here at 1360 Broadway, my workplace for the past 13 years. I started here in this building a staff writer and leave as the Sports Editor. It’s been [...]
Today’s newspaper is the last one this week that will be produced on a regular schedule. Friday’s and Monday’s papers will be produced early. The reason for this hurry-up schedule is that we are moving Thursday and Friday. At 2 p.m Thursday the computers and phones will be shut down and will be moved to [...]
El Dorado County leaders sent a strongly worded letter last week to Kathy Hardy, supervisor of the Eldorado National Forest. Approved unanimously by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, the letter clarifies the county’s position regarding the forest service closure of all or parts of 42 roads within the boundaries of the national [...]
Cutting gardens can have perennials and annuals — and they can be both a beautiful addition to any yard, as well as a way to save money by making your own floral arrangements. Plant flowers that will be cut for inside enjoyment in well-drained soil amended with compost and keep in mind most like full [...]
If you have gardened for any length of time, there comes a point when having a greenhouse looks better and better. Gardening is such a therapeutic activity and having a greenhouse allows this therapy to go on daily, even during the winter months when it is too wet and cold to work outside. Greenhouse styles [...]
The Cameron Park Community Services District (CPCSD) board of directors gave a nod to possibly annexing more properties into the district at its March 20 meeting. Advocated by board member Shiva Frentzen, the board discussed setting up a committee to look at the district’s sphere of influence with the goal of incorporating other areas into [...]
Thursday Joy Haessler died. She was a feature writer for the Mountain Democrat for more than 20 years, about the same number of years that the late Rosemary Moore spent as features editor, which we then called Foothill Life editor. Joy had a personality that matched her name. Here at our Broadway office she sat [...]
Where else can you read about the changing fire fee boundaries in El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park? Even Board of Equalization Member George Runner quotes the Mountain Democrat on those articles. Or how about the multi-million dollar mom? You may get tired of reading about the Gang of Three and their policy manual mania [...]
Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, D-Bell, is pushing Assembly Bill 642 sponsored by AOL. Just when you thought that antique Internet service was obsolete it manages to get a gullible assemblyman to single-handedly subsidize AOL by allowing Internet-only “publications” to publish legal ads. AB 642 has been assigned to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. It ought to be [...]
The El Dorado County’s Board of Supervisors got a first look at its Department of Transportation’s proposed Capital Improvement Plan for 2013 during Tuesday’s afternoon board session. Under the county’s General Plan, the board is required to update the CIP at least every year and coordinate each update with the “five-year major review of the [...]
Physician, heal thyself … and that’s just what Dr. Yong Kim did, after a fashion. When Kim, owner of Performance Chiropractic and Sports Center in Cameron Park, was a teenager he suffered chronic back pain following numerous vehicle accidents and sports injuries. Add poor posture to the mix, and soon Kim was the victim of [...]
QUOTE: “We want to create a $100 value for only $39. You can get two massages at Massage Envy for the price of one somewhere else.” Relieve pain, heal injuries, reduce stress, ease anxiety and depression, aid general wellness — sounds like too much to ask from one service, doesn’t it? But it’s not. Ancient [...]
If all goes according to plan, and all the pieces come together, the Delta Plan will become operational on July 1, 2013, six months past the legislative deadline of Dec. 31, 2012, but phenomenally quick considering the mandate to create a new government entity to take action on longstanding problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. [...]
El Dorado County Supervisors unanimously approved a Development Agreement for the Diamond Dorado Retail Center Dec. 11. The agreement extends for 20 years and clears the way with rezoning and General Plan amendments for development of 27.62 acres between Highway 49 and Missouri Flat Road. A four-lane Diamond Springs Parkway will eventually connect the two [...]
The Planning Commission heartily recommended approval of the 28-acre, 49-home Wilson Estates project, located between Green Valley and Malcolm Dixon roads in El Dorado Hills, citing it as a model for how developers can work cooperatively with residents. The couple dozen residents in attendance at the Dec. 13 meeting voiced oft-repeated concerns about traffic volumes [...]
Prophetic Dreaming Under the Pisces Moon Day and night will have completely different tones as the moon goes from Aquarius to Pisces. Social efforts and encounters by daylight will provide fodder for an introspective night of mysterious and insightful dreaming. So keep paper and pen by the bedside, and before you go to sleep, affirm [...]
EDITOR: Open Letter to El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, I have some very serious concerns regarding the Land Use Policy Programmatic Update. I have been talking with several individuals and organizations within Shingle Springs and there is a general consensus that the proposed updates do nothing to help preserve the rural characteristics and lifestyle [...]
Plant diseases are generally defined as disorders in plants caused by pathogens like fungi, bacteria and viruses. However, environmental factors such as the excess or lack of water, fertilizer, and light can also affect plant health by producing symptoms of disease. Diseases caused by pathogens can spread to other plants. Disease-like symptoms caused by environmental [...]