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Red Tail Ridge parcel map appeal

Summary

Neighbors near Sonora fought the 19-parcel subdivision, citing lost 2014 environmental conditions, no fire hydrants, private road wear, and evacuation worries. The board upheld the map anyway, 5-0.

At a glance

Total mentions: 7
Last 30 days: 0

Last discussed Sep 1, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Neighbors say a privately maintained road serving the project gets no maintenance contribution from the developer.

✅Who benefits

The Sagerstrom and Dambacher families and future parcel buyers gain 19 buildable 20-acre parcels with a new through road.

⚠️Who could be affected

Quail Ridge Ranch residents say their private road will bear added traffic and their neighborhood faces greater fire and evacuation risk.

Mentions & discussions (1)

MeetingSep 1, 2026

Board of Supervisors - Sep 1, 2026

Neighbors near Sonora fought the 19-parcel subdivision, citing lost 2014 environmental conditions, no fire hydrants, private road wear, and evacuation worries. The board upheld the map anyway, 5-0.

Related development

approved

Red Tail Ridge — Tentative Parcel Map 24T-007(2)

Adds a through road connecting Lyons Bald Mountain Road and High Meadow Drive, creating a second evacuation route but sending construction and future traffic over a private road residents say can't handle it.

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