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Friday, July 29, 2022
What a night it will be! Courtesy photo
Crews worked through the night to hold Cable Fire containment lines. Firefighters are patrolling for hot spots and flare ups within the fire perimeter.
Fire crews containing Cable Fire Thomas Frey Staff writer
Mountain Democrat file photo by Thomas Frey
Youngsters will get the chance to meet first responders and check out their rides at Tuesday’s National Night Out celebrations throughout the West Slope.
National Night Out brings people together
Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
N
ational Night Out will once again bring friends and neighbors together Tuesday, Aug. 2, via community celebrations where guests will get a chance to meet law enforcement and other first responders, test their skills at fun games and enjoy a delicious treat or two. All NNO events in Placerville are scheduled to run 6-8 p.m. Events outside the city are scheduled to run 5-8 p.m.
Placerville The city known for its award winning NNO celebrations plays host to seven block parties and two community parties. The block parties will take place on Northridge Drive, The Ridge at Orchard Hill on Winesap Circle, Orchard Hill Park on Greenwing
Lane, Chamberlain Street, Sunrise Garden Apartments on Woodman Circle, Cottonwood Apartments on New Jersey Way and Spanish Ravine Road. NNO community block parties will be held at Sierra Elementary School on Thompson Way, where guests will enjoy a barbecue, water play, a bounce house, a water slide, snow cones and kid carnival games, and at Grocery Outlet on Broadway, which will host food trucks. The community block parties will also have food. Grocery Outlet will feature food trucks and Sierra Elementary School will have barbecue, water play, a bounce house, a water slide, snow cones
and kid carnival games, according to Placerville Police Department Sgt. Aaron Pratt. “We at the Placerville Police Department are excited for this year’s National Night Out,” states Placerville Police Department Sgt. Aaron Pratt in an email to the Mountain Democrat. “This year we have teamed up with El Dorado County Probation, El Dorado County Fire Department, El Dorado County Animal Services and Placerville Fire Safe Council. NNO gives our department, our partners and our city leadership a great opportunity to meet with and speak to the community about their local neighborhood issues.
“We highly encourage everyone in the city to join us at your local block party or at one of the community events,” he adds.
Pollock Pines Residents will meet staff from the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office and local fire departments at Forebay Community Park. Family friendly games, including Jenga and cornhole, will test the skills of the young and young at heart. And be sure to check out the art show on the ball field. Other activities include raffles with great prizes, live music and free hotdogs, which will complement the shaved ice and ice cream n
See NNO, page A8
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Mountain Democrat file photo by Krysten Kellum
Be on the lookout for the National Night Out Knight, seen here during a previous event making new friends.
All evacuations have been lifted for the 21-acre Cable Fire that sparked the afternoon of July 26 in Camino. The fire was “human caused” according to Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit officials and was 90% contained as of the 7:30 a.m. Thursday incident update. Full containment is expected today. At 4:21 p.m. Tuesday the vegetation fire began in the area of Cable Road and Badger Hill Road, burning 5-7 acres by 5 p.m. About an hour later the fire had grown to 21 acres with crews reporting 5% containment. Evacuations orders/ advisories were in place throughout several Camino neighborhoods as firefighters worked to stop forward progress of the flames. Crews battled the blaze from the ground and the air, getting a handle on it in just a few hours. n
See Cable fire, page A8
Stakeholders hash out Dorado Oaks Eric Jaramishian Staff writer Diamond Springs-El Dorado residents, housing developer Stonehenge LLC and El Dorado County staff met July 21 to discuss ongoing concerns regarding two proposed area projects — Dorado Oaks and Phase 2 of the Diamond Springs Parkway. At the meeting facilitated by the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Committee Advisory Committee at the Board of Supervisors chambers, the public shared concerns with the developer and county staff, citing worries about traffic impacts, fire danger and evacuations and water usage. Stonehenge, who own the property where Dorado Oaks is proposed, wants to build a 142.3-acre residential community with 156 single family homes and 225 multi-family units south of the Highway 49 and Faith Lane intersection. District 3 Supervisor Wendy Thomas, who represents the affected community, presented both sides of the argument by recognizing that the rural community members have concerns their quiet neighborhood will change and also pointing out the county is behind on housing development. No action was taken at the meeting. The Dorado Oaks project is in the environmental review phase with county Planning staff addressing public comments and preparing information for the El Dorado County Planning Commission, which will ultimately make its recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Staff has until Aug. 5 to address all comments made regarding the project’s environmental impact report. It could take months to finalize staff ’s report and other project documents headed to planning commissioners, noted Planning and Building Director Rob Pierce. Stonehenge representative Craig Sandberg n
See Development, page A7
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