Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Amador County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
9 issues with low priority
Westover Field hangar leasing
Longtime airport director Dave Shepard is retiring; Eric Anderson, a former FBI agent and pilot, takes over and invited everyone to Wings and Wheels on October 3.
Arroyo Ditch loan repayment
Plymouth paid back the $150,000 principal on its defaulted county loan and got a break on interest — $5,000 a year for three years — with money returning to the county's Water Development Fund.
Library services and Pioneer hours
The Jackson branch closes August 10–14 to install new children's furniture and reorganize. Other branches remain open.
Kit Carson 911 fire response concern
A nursing home administrator raised alarms that fire department response might be dropped from 911 calls to Kit Carson. Fire chiefs clarified no service change is planned — only billing/measurement changes — and any response change would rest with the Jackson City Council.
Tax Collector/Treasurer transition
Longtime Treasurer-Tax Collector Elizabeth Nelson retires August 14; Candace Thomas, a nine-year county employee, takes over.
Lake Camanche Village easement abandonment and lot merger
Two neighboring lots on Grapevine Court were merged and a public utility easement abandoned — routine work that continues cleanup of long-standing plat issues in Lake Camanche Village.
Bright Feather Road neighbor dispute
A road-naming fight exposed a process gap: affected owners say they were never notified when the road was named in 2025. The board kept the name anyway — three of four owners support it, and public safety and mail delivery favor a named road — but the surveyor is now proactively notifying owners in future namings.
Nonprofit facility fee waivers need a policy
The SIR waiver exposed an ad hoc system: the county charges nonprofits like the Girl Scouts, Rotary, and churches to use county halls. Supervisors agreed to craft an overarching waiver policy — with criteria like financial hardship and community benefit — at the June 16 meeting.
Clean California Community Designation
The Board committed to earning the state's Clean California Community designation by early June, hoping it unlocks grants for cleanups, trails, and beautification with little county cost.