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Biscuits & Gravy - County will not get stuck with Colfax tab |
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Written by Don Chaddock
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COLFAX CORNER – The City of Colfax may be battered and bruised after recent developments, but it is just one entity. If the proponents of the dis-incorporation movement are successful, the city will be disbanded and new levels of bureaucracy created to fill the void and offer the necessary services to the residents of that fair town. According to Placer County Executive Officer Tom Miller, all these new agencies and service districts would be paid for by the residents of Colfax and through developer fees in that area (and if you look at development in Colfax, it’s almost nonexistent).
So the residents would go from paying for a relatively small city staff to supporting numerous new agencies, most likely requiring their own paid staff and boards of directors. Since the county is suffering from its own money woes, don’t expect the streets to be paved with gold and gorgeous parks to magically spring forth from the Colfax hillsides. Those days are long gone. As Miller pointed out, Foresthill’s park (often referred to by dis-incorporation proponents as one reason the city should disband) was built in a different time before current policies were in place. Nowadays, parks are paid for by the residents they serve. Road maintenance and new directional signs would also be paid for by the residents of Colfax because, put simply, someone residing in Rocklin or Granite Bay shouldn’t have to pay for Colfax infrastructure improvements. When sewers in the county are fined by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, those are paid for by the rate-payers of that particular sewer system. The cost is not spread around the entire county, as proponents claim, according to Miller. Colfax would also lose its town coffers as the money that was going to the city would be funneled into the county’s general fund and used as the Board of Supervisors sees fit.
A ROPER BY ANY OTHER NAME – You may have noticed a name with a familiar ring to it appearing in state and national newspapers and broadcasts related to the state budget stalemate. Jacob Roper, son of Harvey and Brenda, was quoted in last Monday’s Sacramento Bee story titled “Some question if computer is to blame in California minimum wage standoff.” Jacob is a Placer High grad who works as a spokesman for state Controller John Chiang. He has also been interviewed by Fox News radio and the local CBS13 News station.
AH, KIDS – In October 2007, the Placer Community Foundation and Placer County Peer Court launched the Grant Advisory Board for Youth (GABY), giving kids a chance to make a positive difference in the community by either serving on the board or by recommending funding for youth-led projects. The program is current looking for young people between the ages of 12 and 19 to serve on the board. Applications are available at www.placercf.org/grant-youth.php. For questions about the application process, call Erin Stone at 916-663-9227 or e-mail
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The deadline is Sept. 30.
PLACER POLITICS – State Sen. Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks) received the endorsement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week during a luncheon held in Sacramento. I hear Third District Rep. Dan Lungren was on hand for the endorsement. The race to replace John T. Doolittle’s soon-to-be-vacant Fourth District congressional seat is heating up. The Grass Valley Union is reporting that McClintock and Democratic rival Charlie Brown were in negotiations to hold a series of debates throughout the district when the Brown camp released a press release indicating they had challenged McClintock to the debates. According to Stan Devereux, spokesman for the McClintock campaign, the candidates were supposed to make the announcement together as the two camps had been working side-by-side “in good faith” to finalize debate plans. He called the Brown press release a “media stunt.”
GOP NEWS – Paula Celick, president of the Auburn Area Republican Women’s Federation, would like to remind everyone that her organization will host a tea for current and prospective members to kick off their “Victory ’08” campaign on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. The tea will be hosted by Penny and Dave Rhoads of Meadow Vista. Roseann Slonsky-Breault, California Federated Republican Women Northern Division Third Vice President (now that’s a title!), will be the guest speaker. Also on the group’s meeting agenda will be a discussion of retaining the White House and retaking Congress. Like-minded Republican ladies are welcome and asked to contact Paula at
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or give her a ring at 530-885-1428 to RSVP and get directions.
Don Chaddock is the editor of the Sentinel.
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