Today’s action is expected to save $222,466 during the coming fiscal year, and will help meet the County’s overall 2011-12 deficit projected to be $36.3 million which includes recent Legislative impacts. The 2011-12 budget approved by the County Commission last month is 21% less than just four years ago. The 7% overall reduction is comprised […]
(Placerville, Calif.)—On June 14, the Board of Supervisors will receive a redistricting update from the Chief Administrative Officer, and briefly discuss the next steps and meeting dates for the redistricting process. More information is available on the Board of Supervisors June 14 agenda at: http://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Please see item number 40.
Washoe County is pleased to provide a new opportunity for citizens to get involved in their community. The Public Guardian Department, which cares for individuals deemed as wards of the County by a court, is looking for compassionate, dedicated volunteers to assist them by becoming Companionship Volunteers. A Companionship Volunteer is someone who provides visits […]
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 – The Department of Agriculture today released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding that a middle-income family with a child born in 2010 can expect to spend about $226,920 ($286,860 if projected inflation costs are factored in) for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise that child over […]
The Placer County Board of Supervisors adopted a proposed 2011-12 budget Tuesday to ensure the county has a spending plan in place when the new fiscal year begins July 1. The proposed budget was adopted following a comprehensive series of budget workshops since February. The proposed budget is for approximately $720 million, down 4.9 percent […]
The Placer County Board of Supervisors saved the Foresthill Public Utility District about $25,000 Tuesday by resolving a deadlock over who should fill a vacancy on the district’s board of directors. Supervisors voted unanimously to appoint Bret Finning, an associate planner with the city of Rocklin and 20-year Foresthill resident, to fill the vacant seat […]
Washoe County’s Spanish Springs Citizen Advisory Board will host a Community Forum on Wednesday, June 8th in the community building at the Lazy 5 Regional Park, located at 7100 Pyramid Lake Road, in Spanish Springs. The Spanish Springs Citizen Advisory Board is holding this community forum from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., in order to discuss: […]
Washington, DC…The Newspaper USA has calculated that the US Goverment now owes $61.6 trillion in unfunded obligations! “This amounts to $534,000 per household. That’s more than five times what Americans have borrowed for everything else — mortgages, car loans and other debt. It reflects the challenge as the number of retirees soars over the next […]
Toledo, OH…Hello, everyone. I’m speaking to you today from a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, where I just met with workers, including Jill. Jill was born and raised here. Her mother and step-father retired from this plant. And she met her husband here, and now they have two children of their own. This plant has […]
Washington, DC…The Republican controlled House of Representatives today delivered a strong rebuke to the Obama Administration on it’s handling of the Libyian Conflict. The Republican backed milder of the two resolutions on the table gives the White House a two week deadline to deliver the information the House has requested. Defeated was a Democrat backed […]
