Placer supervisors support Prop 36, nearly $1.8M awarded for wildfire resilience in this week’s Placer County newsletter

[newsbot]

Photo of the week Bird’s eye view: This #PlacerLife photo of the North Fork Dam near Foresthill was taken by @pendopopolis on Instagram.  Featured story Nearly $1.8 million awarded for wildfire resilience in Placer County More help is on the way for our Foresthill Divide communities as we work to reduce wildfire risk in the region. Our Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $1.5 million federal funds agreement to boost wildfire resilience for the Foresthill and Foresthill Divide area. This federal award builds upon the momentum generated by the recent $293,469 grant awarded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy for the Foresthill Divide Community Protection Project. Learn more about the $1.5 million agreement here. Learn more about the Sierra Nevada Conservancy grant here. Public safety Placer supervisors adopt resolution supporting Proposition 36 Our Board of Supervisors unanimously supports the Proposition 36 ballot measure, voting this week to adopt an affirming resolution. Proposition 36 would increase penalties for some drug and theft crimes reduced by Proposition 47. Read more Foothills Foothill communities have the need for speed - internet speed that is Placer County has been awarded a $23.7 million grant to help expand broadband infrastructure to serve 3,825 additional rural households and businesses in the communities of Applegate, Colfax, Cape Horn, Magra and Alta. Read more Lake Tahoe Congress approves Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act This week, Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act - the cornerstone of federal investment in the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program and backed by more than 80 Lake Tahoe agencies. Learn more Housing "We'll have a home one day:" Placer expands family financial program Placer's Housing Authority is expanding its Family Self Sufficiency program to serve more families in subsidized housing thanks to a new grant. Hear from one family in the 5-year program building a financial foundation. Watch video In other news Community volunteers needed for tax assistance program: Give back, gain skills Join our Charter Review Committee - applications due Sept. 30 Placer County Transportation Planning Agency releases survey to gauge unmet transportation needs Placer County is updating its General Plan. Sign up for our General Plan newsletter to stay up to date and provide feedback about the topics that you care about Video recap: Eastern Placer agencies team up to host a housing mixer in Truckee to share home-buying tips and assistance resources Placer, Tahoe National Forest to host two community meetings to discuss the Lower Sawtooth Trailhead Improvements Project Placer County’s website experience ranked among the best for government agencies in the nation This week in Placer County history On Sept. 27, 1951, Daikichi Furuta, a fruit packer at the Aguilar Ranch in Penryn, received confirmation against long odds, that his $300 diamond ring was found. The week before, Furuta had been packing peaches and it was during his second day that he realized his ring was missing from his finger. Desperately, he and other fruit packers searched through 150 boxes, but it was not there. The first boxes he packed the morning before had already been shipped via train to New York. Furuta reached out to Tom Perry, the Penryn Growers Association manager, and Perry sent a teletype to their New York sales manager. The sales manager responded Sept. 27 that the ring was found after searching through a few boxes and was shipped back to Daikichi Furuta of Penryn. According to most inflation calculators, what cost $300 in 1951 would cost more than $3,500 today.  Photo: Inspecting pears in a Penryn fruit shed, c. 1953 (Merv Doolittle Collection) Photograph by Merv Doolittle. L-R: Nancy Carson, L.C. Jacobs Advisory committees and commissions Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply Current recruitments include: Building Appeals Board Placer County Child Care Advisory Council Gold Run Cemetery District Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board  Agricultural Commission Housing Development Advisory Taskforce Horseshoe Bar Penryn Municipal Advisory Council Fish & Game Commission  Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council Wastewater Advisory Committee Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council Flood Control & Water Conservation District Board   Fun things to do this week Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in... Roseville: CommUNITY Picnic & Family Fest, 16th Annual Hot Pink Fun Run Rocklin: Barktoberfest, Free Farmers Markets, Deer Creek Farm Pumpkin Patch Auburn: Placer Artists Tour New Artists Showcase, PARC’s American River Clean-Up, 32nd Auburn Senior Health Fair Colfax: Historic Downtown Colfax Oktoberfest North Lake Tahoe: North Lake Tahoe Fall Community Clean Up Day, Project MANA Food Distribution Kings Beach, Kids Balance Bike Freeride Fun ...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events. Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County! Placer County Visitors' Bureau North Tahoe Community Alliance Tahoe City Downtown Association The Arts Council of Placer County Placer Valley Tourism PlacerGROWN Placer Wine Trail Upcoming public meetings and events Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council, Sept. 26, 6 p.m. Information Virtual office hours - Firewise USA Program questions, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. Information Virtual community meeting to discuss Lower Sawtooth Trailhead Improvements Project, Oct. 2, 12 p.m. Information Olympic Valley Municipal Advisory Council, Oct. 3, 6 p.m. Information To learn about other Placer County committees and commissions and current opportunities to serve your community click here. List of active projects throughout Placer County Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn.  Active Projects Click here to sign up for emergency notifications

Stay connected with us online!

            

 

Copyright © Placer County. All Rights Reserved.