El Dorado County District 2 Newsletter

Remember the Caldor Fire of 2021. We are in the post-fire recovery mode without yet knowing how it began. We know what caused the fire to grow out of control: a lack of forest management policies, reduction in logging, completion of fuel reduction projects, and an outdated firefighting strategy. The community of Grizzly Flats still has tremendous needs to restore what has been lost. El Dorado County is still working to get FEMA Individual Assistance, or any Federal or State assistance to help residents of Grizzly Flats and the West Slope. We will continue to push for individual assistance, encourage infrastructure rebuilding efforts and better prepare for disaster emergencies with the lessons learned during the Caldor Fire.

We encourage El Dorado County residents to keep the Grizzly Flats restoration effort in their thoughts and help in any way to rebuild the community.

Review District 2 Caldor Fire Research

Congressman Tom McClintock and the Western Caucus Foundation invited Supervisor Turnboo to participate as a witness in a one-of-a-kind outdoor hearing with members of the House Natural Resources Committee at Yosemite National Park. Supervisor Turnboo spoke about the need for better forest management as wildfire prevention and explained the devastation the Caldor Fire had on the community of Grizzly Flats. The attendees were shocked and dismayed at the descriptions and stories that Supervisor Turnboo shared regarding our wildfire experiences in El Dorado County. Supervisor Turnboo spoke with many dignitaries and officials about the issues El Dorado County is facing due to wildfire and lacking forest management through logging, especially when it comes to Grizzly Flats experience. He prepared an official letter that he used as his main speech, in addition to a presentation hand-out, including various property owner’s personal stories and large historic wildfire map of (1915 to current) as prepared by the El Dorado County Surveyor’s office GIS system. The following is the text from Supervisor Turnboo's letter:

The El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) is an irrigation special district under the California Irrigation District Law and serves more than 125,000 residents in El Dorado County. EID is responsible for water treatment and delivery, along with managing recreation sites and creating electricity through hydroelectric and solar generation. Part of their work is to perfect and secure water rights. EID offers several services for customers, including Start/Stop Service, Update Contact Information, Pay a Bill, Report Water Leaks and Report Running Water Waste. They also advise on sewer concerns and have tips on pools and frozen pipes. EID provides “How To” information for reading a meter, checking for a leak, adjusting water pressure or turning off water in an emergency. For general questions, EID has a portion of their website dedicated to Frequently Asked Questions.

Learn more about the El Dorado Irrigation District

Economic development and growth are essential for raising the standard of living in El Dorado County. To encourage local growth, El Dorado County created Elevate to El Dorado for potential investors to review opportunities in our region. Elevate to El Dorado outlines strategic advantages, site selection, and demographics that help considerably in the business decision making process. Local partners and other business-related organizations in our region are also provided, to show that El Dorado County supports business. To augment this sentiment, reports and studies are available, and a Custom Demographic Report can be requested to detail specific public data that defines a competitive advantage of doing business in El Dorado County.

“The business of America is business!”

– Calvin Coolidge (30th U.S. President)

Contact Elevate to El Dorado for more information

On July 19, 2004, the Board of Supervisors adopted a new General Plan for El Dorado County. The last amendment for the General Plan was completed December 10, 2019. The El Dorado County General Plan is a basic planning document and is the vehicle through which El Dorado County addresses, balances and fits together the competing interests and needs of residents. The General Plan works like a “blueprint” for development throughout the county. The adoption of ordinances, resolutions and approval of other programs are focused around implementing the General Plan. The primary elements of the General Plan are: Land Use, Transportation and Circulation, Housing, Public Services and Utilities, Public Health, Safety Additional parts of the General Plan include: Supporting Documents, Housing Element, Integrated Natural Resources Management, Land Use Policy and Historic Land Use Maps.

Learn more about the El Dorado County General Plan