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  • Why an EIR is important

    The El Dorado County (EDC) Planning Department recently held a public meeting where a local Environmental Consultant presented an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act, commonly known as CEQA. This was a very informative review of how the EDC Planning Department can work within the guidelines of California law requiring CEQA reviews to uncover…

  • Status Update and upcoming “editorial” blogs

    Just a quick update today to provide some details on latest activity regarding the Substance Use Disorder facilities proposed for Rescue. El Dorado County (EDC) legal counsel has responded to HomeCA/Native Directions on the pending building permits. Bottom line EDC is asserting that a full California Environmental Quality Act investigation needs to be completed prior…

  • Second Request – Send an email…

    First off, thanks to those of you who have sent a note our Supervisors supporting the tough questions they are asking the developer (HomeCA/Gina Wasdyke) and Care Provider (Native Directions/Ramona Valdez) concerning their proposed facility for Rescue (first of 2 off Deer Valley Road). We understand HomeCA/Native Directions has sent a reply to the county,…

  • Help Needed – Send a quick note!

    As we noted in the last post, our El Dorado County (EDC) leaders have submitted a significant challenge to the developer (HomeCA/Gina Wasdyke) and care provider (Native Directions) regarding their permit applications for one of the projects proposed in Rescue. This is a perfect time to demonstrate support for this challenge by sending an email…

  • Progress!

    Yesterday marked an important inflection in our battle to stop these misguided developments in Rescue. Supervisor Parlin released her newsletter which had a short article about the proposed Substance Abuse Disorder (SUD) facility development for 3335 Deer Valley Court (now 2761 Sands Rd) and referred to a letter from EDC to the contractor and developer…