New Legal Threat: Native Directions Demands Immediate Permit Approval
After losing on earlier grading permits, Native Directions/HomeCA now argues its revised manufactured-home plan should bypass further zoning and environmental review. Last week, attorneys for Native Directions/HomeCA threatened El Dorado County with further legal action unless the County immediately approves revised permits for two large BHCIP-funded substance abuse treatment facilities (SUD) in Rescue. Their latest…
Keep readingNative 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…
Keep readingUpcoming 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…
Keep readingStatus 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…
Keep readingA 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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