May
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Placer updates Community Wildfire Plan
Placer County is seeking community feedback as part of its 2021 update to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The goal of the CWPP is to enhance efforts to protect communities, watersheds and other at-risk properties from catastrophic wildfire.
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New forest coordinator position
Reaffirming its commitment to forest management and wildfire prevention, Placer welcomed a new regional forest health coordinator this week to the County Executive Office.
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Redistricting Placer
Placer County unveiled its new Redistricting Placer interactive website, www.placer.ca.gov/redistricting, at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Auburn - a roadmap for how residents can participate in redrawing Placer’s supervisorial district boundaries to reflect population changes reported in the 2020 Census.
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Contract approved for HHS facility
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a design-build contract for a new Health and Human Services Center, awarding the contract to Sacramento-based firm Turner Construction/AC Martin following a competitive process.
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County offers free accessory home building plans
Placer County is now providing free building plans to homeowners interested in constructing an accessory home on their property, saving thousands in building costs, while helping to increase the county’s stock of affordable housing.
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Housing Element update
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on May 11 adopted the county’s comprehensive update of its General Plan Housing Element - outlining its policies and programs to meet existing and projected housing needs for all Placer residents through 2029.
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No burn permits starting May 24
The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Nevada, Yuba, and Placer Counties.
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New OES assistant director
Placer County has named county civil engineer and Placer resident Dave Atkinson as the assistant director of the Office of Emergency Services to lead the county’s emergency management program.
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Public Health announces community vaccine clinics
Placer County Public Health and health care system partners will be holding special vaccination clinics in parts of the county with lower vaccination rates or access to health services in the month of June. Appointments can be made in advance at MyTurn.ca.gov and walk-ins are also welcomed.
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Clean Tahoe contract
Placer County is teaming up on trash in North Lake Tahoe - joining neighboring jurisdictions in the nonprofit Clean Tahoe initiative to increase litter and trash services in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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Martis Valley Trail project
The Martis Valley Trail project in the North Lake Tahoe region reached a major milestone on Tuesday as the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted to execute an easement agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - allowing construction of this critical reach of the larger trail system envisioned for the region to move forward.
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Placer extends deadline for DeWitt Theater
Placer County is seeking proposals to potentially breathe new life into the DeWitt Theater located on the Placer County Government Center campus in North Auburn.