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At a town hall meeting tonight, residents who live in the southern reaches of the county can question officials about sewage hookups, losing their local library branch and how future development will impact traffic.
Hosted by the South Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, the town hall meeting is the first held for communities living in and around Lake of the Pines since District 2 Supervisor Ed Scofield took office. A similar meeting was held in Alta Sierra about six weeks ago.
“The big projects are all happening in the most southern part of the county,” Scofield said.
A number of Nevada County department heads from Planning, Environmental Health, Public Works and the Sheriff’s Office will attend the meeting.
Updates on septic hookups at DarkHorse and the progression of the proposed Higgins Market Place featuring a Bel-Air Market will be discussed.
A new senior housing project recently proposed near Highway 49 could also get some attention, Scofield said.
“It’s a good plan, but it is big, no doubt about it,” he said.
Some living in the area have already begun to express worry that the facility, called Rincon del Rio (Bend of the River), will funnel more traffic onto Highway 49 and Combie Road.
Property owners submitted an application about three weeks ago for the project that consists of 312 units on 215 acres, located between the Bear River and Combie Road.
Called a continuing care retirement community, the development will include cottages, duplexes, townhouses and a skilled nursing facility, a 5-acre pond, walking trails and a Sierra College adult learning center.
“The goal is for people to come and walk and live a healthy lifestyle,” said project partner Dan Rossavich, a seventh generation Nevada County resident who wants to build a retirement community that is designed to encourage socialization, while supplying doctors and medical care, if needed.
“There’s nothing lonelier than aging alone,” Rossavich said.
Despite the positive role such a community could provide to a county dominated by an aging population, the housing development will impact traffic, adding up to 900 more vehicle trips on Highway 49 daily, Rossavich said.
Still in the early planning stages, public comment period for the project ends this Friday.
“I think it’s so new, we won’t have much information,” Scofield said.
With concerns of development and sprawl on the county’s border, one no-growth group has circulated fliers announcing the town hall meeting, said Linda Kelley, of the South Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.
An expansion of the Calvary Church on Wolf Road has also raised concerns about traffic among locals, according to Kelley.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol will answer questions about Highway 49 safety — in light of this year’s fatality and a major big-rig truck detour from Interstate 80.
Joining other officials at the meeting will be representatives from the Bear River Parks and Recreation District, Kelley said.
Today’s meeting is scheduled to take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Higgins Community Center, at 22490 East Hacienda Drive.
After officials give a brief introduction of issues facing the region, the public will have an opportunity to submit handwritten questions to the panel.
To contact Laura Brown, e-mail lbrown@theunion.com or call 477-4231.
Hosted by the South Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, the town hall meeting is the first held for communities living in and around Lake of the Pines since District 2 Supervisor Ed Scofield took office. A similar meeting was held in Alta Sierra about six weeks ago.
“The big projects are all happening in the most southern part of the county,” Scofield said.
A number of Nevada County department heads from Planning, Environmental Health, Public Works and the Sheriff’s Office will attend the meeting.
Updates on septic hookups at DarkHorse and the progression of the proposed Higgins Market Place featuring a Bel-Air Market will be discussed.
A new senior housing project recently proposed near Highway 49 could also get some attention, Scofield said.
“It’s a good plan, but it is big, no doubt about it,” he said.
Some living in the area have already begun to express worry that the facility, called Rincon del Rio (Bend of the River), will funnel more traffic onto Highway 49 and Combie Road.
Property owners submitted an application about three weeks ago for the project that consists of 312 units on 215 acres, located between the Bear River and Combie Road.
Called a continuing care retirement community, the development will include cottages, duplexes, townhouses and a skilled nursing facility, a 5-acre pond, walking trails and a Sierra College adult learning center.
“The goal is for people to come and walk and live a healthy lifestyle,” said project partner Dan Rossavich, a seventh generation Nevada County resident who wants to build a retirement community that is designed to encourage socialization, while supplying doctors and medical care, if needed.
“There’s nothing lonelier than aging alone,” Rossavich said.
Despite the positive role such a community could provide to a county dominated by an aging population, the housing development will impact traffic, adding up to 900 more vehicle trips on Highway 49 daily, Rossavich said.
Still in the early planning stages, public comment period for the project ends this Friday.
“I think it’s so new, we won’t have much information,” Scofield said.
With concerns of development and sprawl on the county’s border, one no-growth group has circulated fliers announcing the town hall meeting, said Linda Kelley, of the South Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.
An expansion of the Calvary Church on Wolf Road has also raised concerns about traffic among locals, according to Kelley.
Officers from the California Highway Patrol will answer questions about Highway 49 safety — in light of this year’s fatality and a major big-rig truck detour from Interstate 80.
Joining other officials at the meeting will be representatives from the Bear River Parks and Recreation District, Kelley said.
Today’s meeting is scheduled to take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Higgins Community Center, at 22490 East Hacienda Drive.
After officials give a brief introduction of issues facing the region, the public will have an opportunity to submit handwritten questions to the panel.
To contact Laura Brown, e-mail lbrown@theunion.com or call 477-4231.
