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Placerville hopes to sway housing project Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer After extensive discussion and incensed comment from the public, the Placerville City Council on Aug. 23 approved a letter supporting Jamboree Housing Corporation’s grant application for the construction of the Placerville Armory affordable housing project. The Mountain Democrat previously reported on the project, which came up as an informational item at the May 24 City Council meeting. The project was already approved at
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The Placerville Armory is a state-owned property. meeting Pierre Rivas, city Development Services director, reminded the council and public the city has no jurisdiction over
the state level following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2019 executive order to inventory state-owned buildings for use in affordable housing projects. At the Aug. 23
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Tents scorched in homeless camp blaze Mountain Democrat staff Photo courtesy of Georgetown Fire Department
A fire suppression helicopter drops water over a Monday evening house fire on Urban Retreat Lane in Cool.
Home destroyed Mountain Democrat staff A family in Cool got out safe but their home was razed by fire Monday, according to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District. Firefighters say they arrived on scene to find the Urban Retreat Lane residence engulfed in flames. The blaze spread to nearby dry grass, which was held to one-half acre. Ground crews were n
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Firefighters report the structure was a total loss.
Firefighters doused a Saturday afternoon fire that burned items in a homeless camp between Broadway and Highway 50. The fire was reported at 3:15 p.m. as temperatures hit around 100 degrees. Firefighters from the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District and Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado Unit responded, stopping the flames before they spread to nearby dry brush and trees. Two tents and their contents were destroyed. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Part of a homeless camp is reduced to ashes after a Saturday afternoon fire.
Storage ‘crucial’ for American River Basin Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has released a study on the American River Basin that shows how changing climate could affect future water supplies. The study projects increases in temperatures of 4-7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the 21st century, depending on the season. Hydrologic impacts show an increase in runoff during fall and winter while spring and summer showed a decrease in runoff. Warmer temperatures are driving earlier
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snow melts in winter rather than summer and the lost volume of runoff will affect water operations, said U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydrologic Engineer Ian Ferguson during a virtual press conference last week. Precipitation is projected to be increasingly variable into the future with the timing of the moisture shifting with fall and spring precipitation declining and winter and summer precipitation increasing. In addition, the snowpack will decrease due to warming, moving the peak runoff by more than a month by the mid to late century.
Lower storage levels are expected as snowfall will be replaced with rain, which will make it harder to operate Folsom Lake and manage the American River for drought and flood control. Water temperatures and ecosystems would be impacted as well. Three scenarios show average water temperatures in August months will increase by 4-10 degrees due to a combination of reduced reservoir storage, less cold water available for water temperature management and rising air temperatures. n
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