It’s taken years of discussion and even some wrangling, but it appears that development of the Baltimore Ravine area in the southwest corner of Auburn is a strong possibility in coming years.
At its September 24 meeting, the city council authorized contracting with a consulting firm, PBS&J of Sacramento, to prepare an environmental impact report for the Baltimore Ravine specific plan. The area is viewed as one of the last residentially developable large tracts in the city.
The cloudy weather didn’t stop thousands of people from coming out to enjoy the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Hot Chili and Cool Cars. Nearly 200 classic cars and more than 20 chili cooks competed for prizes at the event in Rocklin on Saturday.
Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center (APPAC) will bring Auburn Bluegrass Festival II to the Gold Country Fairgrounds Ferrell Wrenn Park beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.
Sept. 17 Berm Builder
A 47-year-old male reported that an unknown suspect started a backhoe parked on his property on Foresthill Road, knocked down two pine trees, built two dirt berms, then re-parked the backhoe undamaged.
Sept. 21 Missing Mary Jane
Two gentlemen residing on Green Acres Road in Colfax reported the theft of approximately eleven 6-10 inch tall marijuana plants from their yard.
Sept. 25 Bubble Gum Bandit
Employees of a supermarket on Grass Valley Hwy. in Auburn observed an 18-year-old male placing cough medicine and bubble gum into his pants pocket and leaving without paying.
Sept. 25 That Sucks
Gas was siphoned out of nine vehicles at a used car lot on South Canyon Way in Colfax.
Sept. 27 Car Egged
On Copperfield Circle in Granite Bay, someone threw eggs at a 2007 Mercedes, causing approximately $7,500 in damage to the paint.
– Compiled by Lorelei Berry from the Placer County Sheriff's Dept. crime log.
Sierra College Athletic Director John Volek announced recently the collaboration with Stockmans Bank that will bring the Stockmans Bank Bowl to Homer “Buzz” Ostrom Stadium. The game will play Saturday, November 17 at 1 p.m.
The next court appearance for Francisco Evangelista, the 19-year-old accused of packing a firearm on the campus of his alma mater Placer High School, is set for October 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Evangelista has been held in the Placer County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail since his arrest in late August following a gun scare lockdown of the campus in Auburn.
Prosecutor Edward Jones is handling the case for the district attorney’s office. Evangelista’s lawyer is Tim Woodall of Auburn. The case is still being investigated by Auburn police.
Penryn residents can gain information about development and traffic issues affecting their community by attending a meeting in the Portuguese Hall on Taylor Road in Newcastle on Wednesday, October 17, starting at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be conducted by District 3 County Supervisor Jim Holmes, who stressed the importance of “allowing the community a voice in future developments and the opportunity to discuss matters with the county staff.”
Planning Director Michael Johnson will address the Penryn Community Plan and Deputy Public Works Chief Rick Dondro will speak about impacts upcoming projects will have on traffic.
For more information, contact Ruth Alves, Holmes’s top assistant, at (530) 889-4010 or e-mail
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The County of Placer lived up to its word this week and contributed $5.6 million toward the acquisition of the historic Waddle Ranch in Martis Valley north of Lake Tahoe.
The 1,481-acre ranch property is being purchased by the Trust for Public Land and the Truckee Donner Land Trust for a reported $23.5 million. The owner is the family that controls the Hyatt Hotel chain.
Meeting at the Ringside Gym in Newcastle in early September, current Miss Auburn Casey Schlittenhart, left, was responsible for the choreography of a dance routine to be featured in this Saturday’s pageant. Photo by Don Chaddock.
This Saturday evening at the DeWitt Theater, two young ladies will be crowned the new Miss Auburn and Teen Miss Auburn.
Celia McAdam, right, executive director of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, chatted with taxpayers watchdog Dan Sokol after briefing the Auburn City Council on a proposal to increase the sales tax by a half-cent. Sokol is a member of the funding feasibility committee studying methods of raising needed transportation funds.
One of these days (or nights) the Auburn City Council — and the councils of Placer County’s four other incorporated cities — will be asked to back the idea of allowing county voters to pass or reject a proposed half-cent sales tax increase to pay for transportation improvements over a 30-year period.
