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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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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Placerville after the community on Saturday, Nov. 18, decorated silver tip and fir trees along Highway 50 for the holiday season. Sabrina Larson of El Dorado, photo above, is thrilled to have successfully untangled string lights with the help of her daughter Serenity Walton of Placerville. Taking it all in is Serenity’s 1-yearold daughter Faith Lily Walton. The trees along Highway 50 will be lit up tonight along with Placerville’s Christmas tree at 6 p.m. as part of the Hometown Christmas event that kicks off downtown at 4 p.m. Placerville youngster Everett Parsons, 3, left photo, hangs an ornament on his family’s shimmering-themed tree, one of dozens provided by the El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers Association at a discount to the EDC Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the Christmas Tree Lane tradition.
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Medic 89, now 86, finds a new home Noel Stack Managing editor Cameron Park’s ambulance has moved down the road — about 4 miles. Medic 89 has become Medic 86 as it now makes its home at the El Dorado Hills Fire Department’s Station 86 on Bass Lake Road. Cal Fire turned over the keys last week. Calling it a “seamless transition,” EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson said his department will provide the same quality service provided by Cal Fire. “The benchmark is set very high,” he noted. EDH Fire won the ambulance through a competitive bid process initiated by the El Dorado County Emergency Services Authority (Ambulance JPA) after the Cameron Park Community Services District, which contracts with Cal Fire for emergency services, decided to cancel its contract with the JPA in July. The CPCSD faces a large budget deficit and its board of directors cut the ambulance to save approximately $180,000. “It was really important that the ambulance stay on the county’s west end,” Johnson said. “This is
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