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at Heritage El Dorado Hills
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Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, this housing is intended for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per home. Plans to build out this neighborhood as proposed are subject to change without notice. Features, amenities, floor plans, elevations, and designs vary and are subject to changes or substitution without notice. Items shown may contain options that are not standard on all models or not included in the purchase price. Availability may vary. Prices do not include closing costs and other fees to be paid by buyer (including a builder fee as described in the purchase agreement) and are subject to change without notice. This is not an offer in states where prior registration is required. Void where prohibited by law. Copyright © 2022 Lennar Corporation. Lennar and the Lennar logo are U.S. registered service marks or service marks of Lennar Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. Lennar Sales Corp., CA DRE Broker #01252753 (Responsible Broker: Joanna Duke). BMR Construction, Inc., CA CSLB #830955. CalAtlantic Group, Inc., CA CSLB #1037780. Lennar Homes of California, Inc., CA CSLB #728102. Date 09/22
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Placerville concurs with county: No needles needed Odin Rasco Staff writer Adding their voice to an opinion already stated by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, Placerville City Council members voted to send a letter to the California Department of Public Health urging them to not renew authorization for Sierra Harm Reduction Coalition to operate in the county. The council voted 3-1 to send a letter concurring with one previously sent by county supervisors. Councilmember Nicole Gotberg was the sole dissenting vote and Councilmember John Clerici was absent from the June 27 meeting. “I don’t feel I have enough information to feel that I could support them (SHRC) or be in opposition to them,” Gotberg said. “And I don’t feel like we’re providing any additional information to the state that the county has not already provided.” Councilmember David Yarbrough agreed there was not enough information available, but ultimately voted in favor of sending a letter to the state. Yarbrough added that a representative from SHRC would be welcome to visit the council and state their case. “I would love to see Sierra Harm Reduction come in and change our minds,” Yarbrough said. Sierra Harm Reduction Coalition’s stated focus is on the “non-judgmental and non-coercive provision of services and resources to people who use drugs and the communities in which they live to assist them in reducing attendant harm,” according to its website. SHRC provides services such as exchanging dirty/used needles for clean ones, handing out emergency overdose medication such as NARCAN, testing drugs for fentanyl and other n See Needles, page A5
Mountain Democrat photo by Noel Stack
These rolling hills along Silva Valley Parkway next to Highway 50 could one day feature apartments and a small commercial center.
Apartments proposed next to Costco project Noel Stack Managing editor AKT Investments has submitted a revision to its EDH 52 project to include a residential component. The application submitted to El Dorado County Planning Services proposes building an apartment complex (north site) and retail space on 18.26 acres along Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado
Hills, across the street from the proposed Costco warehouse (south site). The project site is adjacent to Highway 50, north of the freeway and next to the Serrano residential community. “The north site is comprised of 14,000 square feet of retail uses within two single-story buildings, 304 multi-family units within five four-story buildings … a single-story clubhouse n See Apartments, page A6
Microplastics concentration measured in Lake Tahoe Jennifer Theresa Kent University of Nevada, Reno INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Microplastics, small fragments of fibers from clothing, packaging and other plastic residue, have entered freshwater lakes and watersheds globally. Lake Tahoe had the third-highest concentration of plastic of 38 lakes tested around the world, according to research published July 12 in the scientific journal Nature under the title “Plastic debris in lakes and
reservoirs.” Lake Tahoe microplastics were more prevalent than in the surface water at the ocean’s gyres, where the floating islands of debris emblematic of the world’s plastic pollution crisis collect. “One of the highest priorities at Lake Tahoe is to keep the water quality clear and pristine,” said Sudeep Chandra, professor of limnology and director of the Global Water Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. “Clarity is the signature
of Lake Tahoe and the mantra Keep Tahoe Blue is not taken lightly. With this study, we now know that plastics exist in high concentrations in Lake Tahoe and could be having an impact on the ecosystem and the animals living in the lake. This shows us that there are always emerging issues that need to be addressed so we can try to preserve the lake into the future.” Still unknown is how the plastics are entering these freshwater n See Plastics, page A7
UNR photo by Jennifer Kent
A plastic cup lays on a Lake Tahoe beach near Incline Village, Nev., June 23.
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