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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL DORADO HILLS AND CAMERON PARK
VOL. 32 ■ ISSUE NO. 3 ■ FEBRUARY 5, 2025
CPCSD NEWS
Gardner out as general manager Noel Stack Editor The Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors voted last week to exercise the 30-day termination without cause clause in General Manager Alan Gardner’s contract. A special meeting was scheduled Feb. 3 at which the directors were expected to discuss the appointment of former El Dorado Hills Fire Chief Maurice Johnson as the interim general manager. “The board of directors certified that the appointment of Maurice Johnson as interim general manager is critically necessary to maintain organizational leadership, continuity of operations, fire serve annexation, pending employment challenges and operational readiness,” the agenda item reads. Johnson retired from the EDH Fire Department in December 2024 after serving as chief since March 2019. He told Village Life prior to the CPCSD meeting he wants to help where he’s needed but hadn’t committed to accepting the job. “We’ll have a discussion and see where it takes us,” he said. Visit VillageLife.com for an update after directors report out of closed session following the Monday night meeting. The possible addition of Johnson to the CPCSD staff comes at a time when the EDH Fire Department is considering annexing the Cameron Park Fire Department into its service area. Conversations began last summer and officials with both districts have commented over the last serval months that negotiations are moving forward. Board members had been at odds with now former ■ See CPCSD, page A7
Village Life photo by Noel Stack
Valley View Charter Montessori Principal Paul Stewart, right, takes a photo of winning artist Savannah Mathew, 13, center, who is posing in front of her bus art with art teacher Melody McCahon.
Valley View drives away with art contest win Noel Stack Editor
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wo years in a row!” Valley View Charter Montessori Principal Paul Stewart could hardly contain his excitement as he opened the El Dorado Hills
school’s gate to allow an El Dorado Transit bus onto campus. For the second time in as many years a Valley View student won El Dorado Transit’s second annual Youth Design a Bus Wrap Contest. Rain ■ See ART CONTEST, page A8
Moldy discovery prompts fire station’s emergency closure Noel Stack Editor
Village Life photo by Noel Stack
A large sign outside Station 86 advises the public of the building’s closure. Mold remediation and repairs could take several months.
Mold has forced the temporary closure of El Dorado Hills Fire Station 86 on Bass Lake Road. Crews with Engine 86 and Medic 86 are currently operating out of a rented home nearby while damage is assessed and repairs are made. “We want to get them back at the station as quickly as possible,” EDH interim Fire Chief Michael Lilienthal said, with the caveat that the mold is remediated and the station is safe for firefighters and the public. The chief stressed there is no impact to public safety or response times. The 24-year-old fire station has a long history of water leaks, according to a staff report provided to the EDH Fire Board earlier this month. Recent leaks around the building’s roof and windows resulted in visible mold and more was discovered when the vinyl wallpaper was pulled away from the walls, the
report states. Late last year a company was hired to remove mold initially found in November 2024. “After the remediation by Green Bee Restoration, the mold test company came back on Dec. 27, 2024, for a retest. The mold retest report identified additional mold in the station,” the report explains. “On Jan. 8, Green Bee Restoration arrived back at Station 86 and found multiple different locations of mold in the station around the doors, windows, ceiling tiles and in the attic areas. The fire station was deemed unsafe due to the mold with the exception of the apparatus floor areas.” Fire department officials have developed a three-step plan to solve the problem. Phase 1: Tear out all wallpaper and remediate any mold located behind wallpaper. Remove all ceiling tiles and ■ See FIRE STATION, page A7
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