Red County/Placer News Roundup - November 27, 2007
Posted by: Jeff Flint | 11/27/2007 5:42 AM
Supes to hear proposal on affordable housing fee - Auburn Journal
A stakeholders group wants Placer County to consider bringing the commercial and industrial development community into the funding fold to help subsidize the cost of low-income housing.
Vote on school closure could come tomorrow - Auburn Journal
Whether or not to close a school is on the agenda for Wednesday's meeting, but no one is saying how the trustees will vote. Staff is recommending closure.
Another water provider seeks rate hike - Sierra Sun
A small North Shore water company is seeking a proposed rate increase of nearly 50 percent to pay for expansion and to meet the need for water in wildfire emergencies.
Affordable housing leader will depart agency - Sierra Sun
One of Truckee-Tahoe�s leading affordable-housing advocates is stepping down at the end of the year.
County plans to smooth out dangerous curve on Foresthill Road with new bond - Auburn Journal
Relief is on the way for Foresthill Road drivers who have to contend with a dangerous curve along the winding mountain road. Placer County is due to tap into $5.15 million in funding from a $19.9 billion bond measure approved by state voters last November.
Tahoe Vista post office may be expanded, renovated - Sierra Sun
Postal officials have nominated the cramped and crowded post office in Tahoe Vista for renovation, including an expansion from 24 to over 200 boxes.
Medical condition could have led to fatal crash - Roseville Press Tribune
A Roseville man killed in a crash Sunday on Interstate 80 could have suffered a heart attack prior to the incident, investigators say.
Man recovering from stabbing Saturday in Roseville - Sac Bee
An 18-year-old Antelope man is in fair condition Monday after being stabbed twice Saturday during an altercation at Denio's Farmers Market & Swap Meet in Roseville.





