Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Calaveras County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
3 issues in development with high priority
New Animal Services Facility Financing
After 20 years of delays, the county is moving toward building a new 10,555 sq. ft. animal shelter in San Andreas using up to $10 million in IBank financing. The current shelter is outdated, undersized, and a public safety concern — but the 30-year loan has some supervisors and residents worried about the roughly $23 million total cost.
Workforce Housing REAP 2.0 Grant Program
$1.54 million in state housing grant money went entirely to Habitat for Humanity's Eureka Oaks project in Angels Camp, leaving a San Andreas infill housing project, an affordable ownership project, and a CPUD water line unfunded. Supervisors clashed over whether infrastructure should have come first.
Foothill Terrace affordable housing / SRHA agreement
The county has $1.75 million in state REAP funds tied to a stalled 26-unit project at Foothill Terrace in San Andreas. Supervisors balked at a transaction that would reimburse SRHA for land it bought in 2017, and instead want the money reopened to Habitat for Humanity's shovel-ready Eureka Oaks project and other applicants.