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Clubhouse, pool, tennis & more 4975 Del Mar Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 916-304-9711 | Lennar.com/Sacramento Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, this housing is intended for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per home. Plans to build out this neighborhood as proposed are subject to change without notice. Features, amenities, floor plans, elevations, and designs vary and are subject to changes or substitution without notice. Items shown may contain options that are not standard on all models or not included in the purchase price. Availability may vary. Prices do not include closing costs and other fees to be paid by buyer (including a builder fee as described in the purchase agreement) and are subject to change without notice. This is not an offer in states where prior registration is required. Void where prohibited by law. Copyright © 2022 Lennar Corporation. Lennar and the Lennar logo are U.S. registered service marks or service marks of Lennar Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. Lennar Sales Corp., CA DRE Broker #01252753 (Responsible Broker: Joanna Duke). BMR Construction, Inc., CA CSLB #830955. CalAtlantic Group, Inc., CA CSLB #1037780. Lennar Homes of California, Inc., CA CSLB #728102. Date 09/22
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Organics return to Placerville residents Photo courtesy of Brad Waldow
A view of Ashkelon from Brad Waldow’s apartment following ongoing attacks by Hamas.
15 MINUTES FROM GAZA Ponderosa graduate trapped in war zone
Isaac Streeter Staff writer The death toll continues to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets into Israel Oct. 8. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared war, countering with strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Brad Waldow was half asleep when he first heard sirens outside of his apartment in
Ashkelon, Israel. It was around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, in the middle of the Jewish holy day of Shabbat. Waldow, a Ponderosa High School graduate and professional basketball player for Elitzur Ashkelon of the Israeli National League, was five days removed from the final game of preseason and enjoying some downtime with his wife Alicja and nearly 2-year-old son
Charlie. Waldow told the Mountain Democrat he initially believed the sirens were from an ambulance until hearing the explosion of rockets and the response of the Israeli Defense Force’s air defense system, Iron Dome. The Waldows piled into their safe room and took cover, as they normally do in these ■ See WALDOW, page 7
Odin Rasco Staff writer Placerville residents will have access to heaps of free, highquality compost this Saturday as a result of a resolution approved by the City Council during its Sept. 26 meeting. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new compost site located at 580 Truck St. will kick off the city’s new green program Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include recycling, gardening and composting education, including education bags provided
to residents — along with free hot dogs and drinks. Visitors to the new location will also have the opportunity to scoop up 2 yards (1 truckload) of certified organic compost free of charge. The city’s compost distribution comes about as a way to meet green waste procurement thresholds set by California’s Senate Bill 1383 in 2016 and Assembly Bill 1985 in 2022. The Placerville City Council voted 3-0 (council members David Yarbrough and ■ See COMPOST, page 6
County fees challenged Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian
George Sheetz stands on the deck of his manufactured home on Fort Jim Road in Placerville. Sheetz is taking on the county in court after having to pay more than $23,000 in mitigation fees for the construction of the 1,854-square-foot structure on a 10-acre lot.
A Placerville man is challenging whether traffic impact fees he was required to pay for the construction of a home in Placerville were constitutional. The Supreme Court of the United States decided Sept. 29 to review the case that includes arguments from both El Dorado County and Placerville resident George Sheetz.
The case, which is expected to be argued in early 2024 followed by a decision in summer, is centered a building permit the former Pollock Pines resident applied for in 2016 to construct a 1,854-squarefoot manufactured home on his property. Sheetz bought 10 acres of land on Fort Jim Road with the objective of retiring from his business as a general engineer and spent $23,420 in road improvement fees
per county-adopted policy, according to court documents. Sheetz said those fees were related to school enrollment as well. “I felt like I got over charged. It’s ridiculous,” Sheetz told the Mountain Democrat. “What I paid is over and above the permit fees. School enrollment was down and still is, so how can you charge someone an impact fee when there is ■ See SHEETZ, page 7
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