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Village Life photo by Noel Stack
EDH Fire Deputy Chief Mike Lilienthal, center, receives his Firefighter of the Year award. Next to him are EDH Rotary Club President Aaron Palm, left, and EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson. Photo courtesy of EDH Fire
Mike Lilienthal Bertelsen buiding destroyed earns top honor
Firefighters work to douse the flames that ultimately destroyed the bathrooms at Bertelsen Park.
Noel Stack Managing Editor A fire destroyed the bathrooms at Peter Bertelsen Memorial Park just after 11 a.m. Thursday. “It’s a total loss,” said El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Loewen, who posted a Facebook video a couple hours after the building, once used as the community pavilion, was consumed by flames.
Loewen said the CSD is committed to replacing the structure with more details to come. El Dorado Hills fire crews arrived at the scene, 801 Redwood Lane in El Dorado Hills, at about 11:12 a.m. May 6 to find the large restroom building well involved in fire, EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson shared with Village Life. “Crews were successful in extinguishing the fire, ■
Noel Stack Managing Editor Calling EDH Fire Deputy Chief Michale Lilienthal his “right-hand man,” EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson presented Lilienthal the Firefighter of the Year award at last week’s Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills meeting.
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CENTRAL EL DORADO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN
Parker tosses two new proposals into the mix Sel Richard Staff writer After more than a year’s hiatus, the gateway to El Dorado Hills is back on the table. Parker Development’s second recirculated draft environmental impact report for the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan now includes updated traffic data and offers two new alternatives, one of which is an option for land use pursuant to current zoning, negating the need for an El Dorado County General Plan amendment. As part of a 45-day public review period ending on June 14, the county’s Planning Commission will hold a workshop on the proposal May 27, during which no formal action will be taken but the public is invited to participate. It will also be presented at tonight’s May 12 Area Planning Advisory Committee meeting. Historically, the most contentious portion of Parker’s proposal for approximately 1,000 ■
See PLAN, page A4
Courtesy graphics
Two new proposals for the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan have been included in the latest set of documents under public review. The Senior Living Alternative, left, proposes a senior living facility with 1,000 independent living dwelling units and 200 assisted living dwelling units. Alternative 4, right, is a zoning-consistent alternative for the property north of Highway 50.
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