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The Rincon del Rio project has been green lighted by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors by unanimous vote. The South County project is comprised of single-family cottages and bungalows, five-plex and 14-plex condos, residential loft multi-tenant condos and a group home memory assisted living facility. The plan was originally approved April 9, 2013. This modified plan now includes a complex on a 215-acre site. The buildings occupy just 48 acres, with 167 acres of open space. Also included are a village center, which comprises walking trails, a community garden, aquatic center, tennis and bocce ball courts, as well as a pickle ball area. ....
Friar Tuck’s owner Ken Paige addresses members of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and county staff during the public comment period of an outdoor meeting held Tuesday at the Nevada County Fairgrounds’ Pine Tree Stage. “When I look at all of you, I don’t see what I would like to see. I see (Gov. Gavin) Newsom agents doing what Newsom wants,” Paige said to the supervisors. Photo: Elias Funez Enduring the on again, off again restrictions of the pandemic for well over a year, a cross section of Nevada County residents let off steam at the Tuesday Board of Supervisors meeting held outdoors. ....
By William Roller | Staff Writer After months of hosting a limited audience in board chambers, or alternatively holding virtual only meetings, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors will meet this morning at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The reason for the 9 a.m. meeting start in the outdoor venue of the Pine Tree Stage, 11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, allows much greater capacity. This location permits attendees to go without masks, said Supervisor Dan Miller, chairperson of the Board of Supervisors. “It gives people the opportunity to look at us eyeball to eyeball,” said Miller. “In the chambers they had to wear masks. The fairgrounds accommodates those who choose to go without masks. The (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says you don’t need a mask outdoors, which I agree with.” ....
Eighth grader Aspen Devir receives the first place award for her grade level from Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Scott Lay. Photo by Faith Yamamoto Every year Nevada County Superintendent of Schools hosts a Writing Tournament where students from local middle schools gather at the Miners Foundry for a day of writing. The tournament lasts most of the day as students compete in three categories: Informative Writing, Creative Writing, and Persuasive Writing. From left, Nevada City School District superintendent Monica Daugherty, Seven Hills seventh grader Amelia Regan, and Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Scott Lay. Provided photo A gathering of that sort was not possible this year, with COVID-19 restrictions, so NCSOS pivoted and created a new competition for young writers. ....
Pauli Halstead and Lorraine Reich | Other Voices In 2016-17, the Nevada County Civil Grand Jury researched the expanding topic of audiovisual technology and inquired into the efforts of local law enforcement agencies to provide more transparency and public safety by recording their field activities using body-worn cameras. Given the two shooting incidents in the past year resulting in death, in which sheriff’s deputies did not have body cams, the Community Oversight Task Force began an inquiry as to why not. As reported by the Grand Jury: “The Grand Jury believes the information on this subject is sufficient to proceed. The advantages of body-worn cameras outweigh the concerns and even the associated costs. The Nevada County Civil Grand Jury calls upon the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, the city/town councils of Grass Valley, Nevada City and Truckee, and the police and sheriff’s departments of Nevada County to actively promote full deployment of body-worn ca ....