Author: Rescue Deer Valley Road
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Native Directions trying again in Rescue
Native Directions has recently submitted revised permit applications for its planned Substance Use Disorder (SUD) facilities in Rescue. It seems Native Directions is now proposing to build multiple unit construction vs. single, larger, buildings, to house it SUD facilities. At this point no one has seen the actual plans, but the permits describe multiple structures…
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Upcoming Election
We work hard to not be political with this effort to stop these SUD centers from being built in Rescue, but I want to point out how important the Supervisor is for District 4 in El Dorado County. Over the last three years, as we fought this egregious development, our Supervisor, Lori Parlin, was critical…
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Status Update
Today’s post is a status update, in plain English. A recent court decision split the four Native Directions projects into two categories based on the funding source. Two are funded under CCE (Adult Residential Facilities-ARF, one in Rescue, one in Shingle Springs); two under BHCIP (Perinatal SUD in Rescue and a Wellness Center in Shingle…
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A big setback, and a minor victory
Over the last month there has been a flurry of legal activity, culminating in the court ordering El Dorado County (EDC) to move forward on permits for two of the four Native Directions projects. Bottom line: the 30-bed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Adult Residential Facility (ARF) at 3480 Deer Valley Ct and the 40-bed SUD…
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Now a court battle…
Our fight to stop these developments has moved to the court. Native Directions (NDI)/HomeCA have filed a lawsuit against El Dorado County to force them to grant these permits. This move was signaled from their threatening letter on Sept 5 (link-Sept 5 entry) and after the county dug its heels in, NDI/HomeCA sued in El…