EDH CSD General Manager Wayne Lowery will be the speaker at our next meeting, Thursday June 7th.

This edition of Citizens Alliance news is trying out a dual news format, with a briefing section in the email and links to a web page covering the same news in more depth. Each news note has a "More" link to reach the corresponding expanded web content.


Condo development -- At the expense of traffic mitigation?        More

A new EDH condo development, Lesarra Attached Homes, is asking the Planning Commission to approve some shortcuts in its permitting process. At least one of the proposed changes would backtrack from the Measure Y criterion that traffic capacity growth must precede first occupancy. The Citizens Alliance anticipates that we will draft and submit written comments expressing a preference for assuring that road network capacity increases prior to arrival of the traffic that requires them.

Connector JPA starts up        More

Authority for planning and developing the El Dorado/Rancho Cordova/Elk Grove Connector has moved from SACOG to the new Connector Joint Powers Authority. In one JPA meeting the Citizens Alliance briefly raised questions of EDH needs not previously addressed by SACOG's Connector studies. We feel that the JPA needs to revisit its plans for the Connector's EDH terminus, some of the issues with currently developing traffic congestion south of US 50 need a return to basic requirements analysis and a fresh look at integrated design of the Connector and the future road network in EDH and Folsom.

New housing growth rate        More

Late news from County government is a decision to make up for slow housing growth with layoffs instead of raising building fees. Growth rate early this year was very slow: Building permit statistics showed only about 35 new homes per month throughout El Dorado County from January through April. This changed in May, with 60 new single family homes plus two granny flats. 33 of the new homes are in El Dorado Hills, continuing the trend of about half of the County's housing growth occurring here. Reduced development fees are affecting capital improvement planning in many local agencies.