District 4 Newsletter - from Supervisor Suzanne Jones

Stay informed About Placer County Redistricting...

The process of revising Placer County’s supervisorial district boundaries is underway!

A number of community meetings have been held, the most recent and most well attended was just last Wednesday at the Granite Bay Library.  Even though the community meetings have ended, you can still participate! 

The Redistricting Placer interactive website https://www.placer.ca.gov/redistricting , is a roadmap for how residents can participate in redrawing Placer’s supervisorial district boundaries to reflect population changes reported in the 2020 Census

The Placer County Board of Supervisors in February voted to appoint the Placer County Planning Commission to act as the Advisory Redistricting Commission to draw redistricting maps, which will ultimately be brought forward to the public and board for formal review and adoption.

The following residents serve on the Advisory Redistricting Commission: Samuel Cannon, District 1; Nathan Herzog, District 2; Anthony DeMattei, District 3; Daniel Woodward, District 4; Anders Hauge, District 5; Larry Sevison, At-Large East of Sierra Crest; Richard Johnson, At-Large West of Sierra Crest.

Redistricting takes place every 10 years after the federal census. Using the Census data, county officials realign supervisorial districts in their counties, accounting for shifts in population growth since the last Census and assuring equal representation for their constituents in compliance with the “one-person, one-vote” principle of the Voting Rights Act.

Granite Bay MAC Meetings Continue To Be Held Remotely

Get involved with your community and stay informed by attending Granite Bay MAC meetings from the comfort of your home via ZOOM.  On the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM the Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council meets and discusses development, conservation, traffic and public safety issues in Granite Bay.  Learn more about the Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council, find out who your fellow citizen representatives are, review agendas and more by visiting Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council  | Placer County, CA

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday September 1st at 6:00 PM

Agenda with ZOOM link: www.placer.ca.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09012021-3921  

Planning Commission Tables Proposed Housing Element, Rezone for Further Study and Public Comment

At the July 22nd Planning Commission meeting, the Commission heard public comment and a presentation on Housing Related Code Ammendments, General Plan Ammendment, Zoning Text Ammendment and Rezone and voted unanimously to table the items for further study.  Periodic updates of the General Plan are required for compliance with changing State Law and Federal Regulations.  The Commission decided that the complex issues involved had not been adequately noticed or explained to the public, and the far reaching nature of the ammendments required further scrutiny.  This will come before the Planning Commission again in October.