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Welcome to my first online Newsletter with updates and input regarding District V, in El Dorado County. I am focusing first on the Tahoe Basin in this edition and will broaden to include all of the District V communities in future issues.
As I welcome the second half of
my term in office, I join you in surviving one of the biggest winters Lake
Tahoe has seen in decades. While it’s easy to love the depth of snow as
H2O inventory and recreation, the weather and road conditions also bring equal
depth of maintenance challenges.
 Hats off to our County Crews
Snow removal crews have been doing a valiant job in difficult conditions to keep roads passable. Twelve hour shifts, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week throughout these series of snowy storms, El Dorado County road maintenance crews are working to address flooding, mudslides, sinkholes, avalanches, compromised roadways, deep snow and equipment breakdowns to keep residents and visitors living and moving as safely as possible. El Dorado County road maintenance staff is doing a great job for the challenges they’ve endured. Current road conditions http://gem.edcgov.us/roadclosure/
At the beginning of this year, I held a community meeting to discuss traffic congestion and safety concerns on our county roads in local neighborhoods. This was a well-attended meeting in Meyers that allowed the community to express their thoughts and provide input on solutions. Also participating at the meeting were representatives from the California Highway Patrol, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department and the County Department of Transportation. We are all working together on these issues and reviewing the possibilities provided by the public. The next community meeting will be April 6th at 6 pm at the California Conservation Corps located at 1949 Apache Avenue in Meyers. Attendees are asked to park on the far side of Lira’s Market by the Golf/Snow Mobile Course.
Thank you for allowing me this
privilege to serve you.
Your input matters to me and even if we disagree, I
respect your opinion and your involvement. It’s important to me that we create
a civil and respectful environment for all people. I set that example in
policy and leadership as your District V representative and ask that you so
inspire others in return. Let ours be the community that provides solutions
amidst divergent opinions, and the community that respects disagreements while contributing
to constructive discussions and debates.
Let’s work together to make
things better. Thank you, again.
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