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GENERAL PLAN AND EIR COMMENTS

The table that follows identifies all comment letters on the Draft General Plan and/or Draft EIR, that were received on or before the July 15, 2003 close of the comment period. Each letter is numbered, and the author, agency, and date received are provided.

The County has prepared a number of “Master Responses”. These responses are generally more extensive than the individual responses provided in Section 4.2, and may cover several related issues raised by a variety of commenters. The following Master Responses are included herein: (62 pages)

This chapter presents a complete verbatim copy of each comment letter in the order received. The text of each letter has been bracketed and numbered to denote distinct issues raised by the writer. Immediately following each letter are the responses prepared for each bracketed comment. Each response is numbered to correspond with the comment, and includes a parenthetical indicating whether the comment is on the General Plan (GP), the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), or both (GP/EIR). Where the subject matter of one comment overlaps that of another, there may be a numeric reference to another comment response.

All documents are in .pdf format. 
The original comments letters were scanned so the file may be quite large.

Letter Number
Date Received
Name
Organization
Letter
Response
1
4/21/2003
Damon Polk  Building Industry Association of Superior CA  Letter Response
2
4/10/2003
Kathye Russell  El Dorado Business Alliance  Letter Response
3
4/10/2003
Janine M. Jones    Letter Response
4
4/16/2003
Oystein Solheim    Letter Response
5
4/16/2003
John Protzel    Letter Response
6
4/16/2003
Frank J. Severson    Letter Response
7
4/19/2003
Michael Anthony Valdes    Letter Response
8
4/21/2003
Theresa Storlie    Letter Response
9
4/22/2003
Kimberly Beal  El Dorado Business Alliance  Letter Response
10
4/24/2003
Kimberly Beal  El Dorado Business Alliance  Letter Response
11
4/24/2003
Richard B. Girvin    Letter Response
12
4/25/2003
Chris Hurley    Letter Response
13
5/2/2003
Steve & Judy Arrigotti et al  EDH Residents (4)  Letter Response
14
5/9/2003
James & Betty Webb  Lok -N- Logs  Letter Response
15
5/2/2003
John Protzel    Letter Response
16
5/7/2003
Robert J. Campbell    Letter Response
17
5/6/2003
Chris Hurley    Letter Response
18
5/12/2003
Adam C.E. Smith    Letter Response
19
5/12/2003
Adam C.E. Smith    Letter Response
20
5/8/2003
Theresa Storlie    Letter Response
21
5/9/2003
Richard B. Girvin    Letter Response
22
5/13/2003
W.W. Sturch    Letter Response
23
5/14/2003
Bob Moore    Letter Response
24
5/16/2003
Lawrence Mancuso  Mt. Murphy Assoc  Letter Response
25
5/19/2003
Bob & Patti Anderson    Letter Response
26
5/16/2003
Rick Todd  Georgetown Fire District  Letter Response
27
5/19/2003
Steve & Judy Arrigotti    Letter Response
28
5/20/2003
Charles & Lorna Garrett    Letter Response
29
5/20/2003
Janine Jones    Letter Response
30
5/21/2003
Peter Schwabe    Letter Response
31
5/23/2003
Adam C.E. Smith    Letter Response
32
5/22/2003
Robert & Alice Fuller    Letter Response
33
5/23/2003
Bill Rathbun    Letter 1.34 MB Response
34
5/28/2003
John & Carmen Bethel    Letter Response
35
5/24/2003
Dolores & Rosalie Saenz (Bianchi)    Letter Response
36
5/1/2003
Don Hartley  EDCAR  Letter Response
37
5/29/2003
Catrina Vierra    Letter Response
38
5/29/2003
Robert Tanger  CP Airport District  Letter Response
39
5/29/2003
Bahman Fozouni    Letter Response
40
5/28/2003
Janise Gee    Letter Response
41
5/30/2003
Ed Keller  Realty World: Keller & Assoc.  Letter Response
42
5/27/2003
Arlo & Marilyn Lawless    Letter Response
43
5/28/2003
Rene & Christine Thorne    Letter Response
44
5/28/2003
Thomas J. Aiken, Area Mgr  USDOI Bureau of Reclamation  Letter Response
45
6/3/2003
John G. Parrish  State Mining & Geology Board  Letter Response
46
5/30/2003
Sam Miller  Serrano Assoc LLC  Letter Response
47
5/30/2003
Arlo & Marilyn Lawless    Letter Response
48
5/30/2003
Don W. Thomas    Letter Response
49
6/6/2003
Betty Ann Beauchamp    Letter Response
50
6/11/2003
Stella Oneto    Letter Response
51
6/2/2003
Planning Commission Hearing Oral Comments     Letter 1.69 MB Response
52
6/2/2003
Shan Nejatian et al.  EDH Residents (5)  Letter Response
53
6/2/2003
Stan Iverson et al.  Oak Ridge High School  Letter 7.85 MB Response
54
6/2/2003
Douglas Roeca    Letter Response
55
6/2/2003
Douglas Roeca    Letter Response
56
6/13/2003
Brian Veit & Katie Ryan    Letter Response
57
6/4/2003
Zachary Graves  WRG Design, Inc.  Letter Response
58
6/4/2003
David Beauchamp    Letter Response
59
6/4/2003
John Litwinovich  EDC Community Srvcs Department  Letter Response
60
6/4/2003
Sonia Wilson    Letter Response
61
6/4/2003
Don Phillips  Phillips Steel  Letter Response
62
6/4/2003
Sonia Wilson    Letter 1.04 MB Response
63
6/5/2003
Zachary Graves  WRG Design Inc.  Letter Response
64
6/4/2003
Harry Mercado  Coloma-Lotus Valley Community Assn  Letter Response
65
6/4/2003
Paul Converse  EDC Federated Church  Letter Response
66
6/4/2003
Planning Commission Hearing Oral Comments     Letter 2.58 MB Response
67
6/2/2003
Don Hartley  EDCAR  Letter Response
68
6/4/2003
Kenneth Wilkinson  KFRD Investments  Letter Response
69
6/4/2003
Mark Sander    Letter Response
70
6/6/2003
David C. Becker  El Dorado Post 119, American Legion  Letter Response
71
6/9/2003
CR Boggs and Craig Weidmer  C. Boggs, Inc.  Letter Response
72
6/9/2003
Clay Dawson, Chair  EDC Mental Health Comm  Letter Response
73
6/5/2003
Al Franklin  Pine Hill Preserve  Letter Response
74
6/9/2003
Debbie Harris  Swansboro Land & Homes  Letter Response
75
6/9/2003
John Steltzmiller  TransVest Inc.  Letter Response
76
6/9/2003
Thomas P. Winn    Letter Response
77
6/9/2003
Bill Wright  Law Offices of William M. Wright  Letter Response
78
6/18/2003
Banky Curtis  DFG Region 2  Letter Response
79
6/9/2003
William & Jennie Camicia    Letter Response
80
6/6/2003
Rich Holmes    Letter Response
81
7/14/2003
Betty Jean May  c/o Guy Gibson, Esq.  Letter Response
82
6/9/2003
Dave Corder    Letter Response
83
6/9/2003
Nancy & Walter Ehrlich    Letter Response
84
6/9/2003
Rick Williams    Letter Response
85
6/9/2003
Planning Commission Hearing Oral Comments     Letter 1.95 MB Response
86
6/11/2003
Gary Forni  Green Springs Ranch Board of Directors  Letter Response
87
6/9/2003
Don Hartley    Letter 5.10 MB Response
88
6/9/2003
William & Joy Pimental    Letter Response
89
6/9/2003
Kenneth & Heidi Brown    Letter Response
90
6/9/2003
Danny Oliver    Letter Response
91
6/9/2003
Adam C.E. Smith    Letter 4.71 MB Response
92
6/13/2003
David Thorburn    Letter Response
93
6/9/2003
Stephan C. Volker  Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker  Letter Response
94
6/10/2003
Cathy Creswell  CA Dept of Housing and Community Development  Letter Response
95
6/10/2003
Linda Matthews    Letter Response
96
6/11/2003
William White    Letter Response
97
6/13/2003
Jeffrey Pulverman  CALTRANS Dist 3 Regional Planning  Letter Response
98
6/16/2003
Diane Dutra    Letter Response
99
6/19/2003
Eugene Pori  Trails Adv Committee  Letter Response
100
6/23/2003
Mike Pott, President  EDC Fire Prevention Officer's Assn  Letter Response
101
6/12/2003
David Mac Millan  MacMillan Partners, Inc.  Letter Response
102
6/11/2003
Michael & Patricia Taylor    Letter Response
103
6/18/2003
Eileen Crimm  Trails Now  Letter Response
104
6/16/2003
Scott Kranhold  CVRWQCB  Letter Response
105
6/16/2003
Sandy Hesnard  CALTRANS Div of Aeronautics  Letter 3.74 MB Response
106
6/16/2003
John Fleischmann    Letter Response
107
6/12/2003
James Eicher  USDOI Bureau of Land Management  Letter Response
108
6/16/2003
K Frevert    Letter Response
109
6/16/2003
Joel M. Korotkin    Letter Response
110
6/16/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
111
6/16/2003
Jo Ellen Parlin  Prouty Ranch  Letter Response
112
6/16/2003
Daryl & Theresa Prouty  Prouty Ranch  Letter Response
113
6/16/2003
Isabel Prouty  Prouty Ranch  Letter Response
114
6/16/2003
Isabel Prouty  Prouty Ranch  Letter Response
115
6/13/2003
Leah Warren    Letter Response
116
6/16/2003
Lanny Fisk  PaleoResource Consultants  Letter 1.25 MB Response
117
6/16/2003
George & Sue Megee    Letter Response
118
6/16/2003
Mary Nugent    Letter Response
119
7/15/2003
Gene E. Thorne  Gene E. Thorne & Associates, Inc.  Letter Response
120
6/16/2003
Erik Vink  DOC Div of Land Resource Prot  Letter Response
121
6/16/2003
Douglas Smith  Lahontan RWQCB  Letter Response
122
6/16/2003
Dwight Sanders  CA State Lands Commission  Letter Response
123
6/20/2003
George Lowry  Federated Church  Letter 1.96 MB Response
124
6/16/2003
Elna Norman    Letter Response
125
6/16/2003
Sterling Rorden    Letter Response
126
6/17/2003
Eric Straatsma    Letter Response
127
6/23/2003
Sandra Winters    Letter Response
128
6/18/2003
Terry Roberts, Director  State Clearinghouse  Letter 1.28 MB Response
129
7/7/2003
Robert Salazar, Mayor  City of Placerville  Letter Response
130
6/4/2003
Michael Patrick Durkee  Allen Matkins Leek Gamble & Mallory LLP  Letter Response
131
6/18/2003
Bruce Stallings    Letter Response
132
6/23/2003
Nancy Haley  USACE  Letter Response
133
6/23/2003
James Didion  JJD Properties, Ltd.  Letter Response
134
6/23/2003
Gary & Nancy Fletcher    Letter 1.46 MB Response
135
(intentionally blank)     Letter Response
136
7/15/2003
Rick Williams and Dave Corder    Letter Response
137
7/11/2003
Jim & Linda Green    Letter Response
138
6/25/2003
Lewis Moeller    Letter Response
139
6/25/2003
Ron Regan  Diamond Springs Owners Assn.  Letter Response
140
6/26/2003
Lewis Hackett    Letter Response
141
6/24/2003
Don Hartley  EDCAR  Letter Response
142
6/24/2003
Kathleen van den Akker    Letter Response
143
7/8/2003
Cherie Rafferty  EDC Treasurer-Tax Collector  Letter Response
144
6/30/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
145
7/9/2003
Dennis Peterson    Letter Response
146
7/10/2003
Nick & Grace Schubin    Letter Response
147
7/7/2003
Nancy Haley  USACE  Letter Response
148
7/1/2003
Paul Raveling    Letter Response
149
7/7/2003
Steve Yonkers, Chair  EDC Parks & Rec Commission  Letter Response
150
7/3/2003
Paul Converse  SAGE  Letter 2.07 MB Response
151
7/9/2003
Leo Albusche    Letter Response
152
7/14/2003
Nick Schubin  Bayco Investment Co  Letter Response
153
7/8/2003
Bill Bennett  Cool-Pilot Hill Adv Comm  Letter Response
154
7/9/2003
Eileen Crimm    Letter Response
155
7/14/2003
Rick Todd  Georgetown Fire District  Letter Response
156
7/14/2003
Susan McIver    Letter Response
157
7/9/2003
Larry Ring  SAFEGROW  Letter Response
158
7/8/2003
William Blanton    Letter Response
159
7/15/2003
John & Carol Dillon    Letter Response
160
7/9/2003
Doris Dyckhoff    Letter Response
161
7/9/2003
James Dyckhoff    Letter Response
162
7/10/2003
Roseanne Chamberlain  LAFCO  Letter Response
163
7/15/2003
Hilary Krough    Letter Response
164
7/8/2003
William Fisher  Pac States Dev Corp  Letter Response
165
7/8/2003
William Fisher  Pac States Dev Corp  Letter 1.65 MB Response
166
(intentionally blank)     Letter Response
167
7/9/2003
Cindy Rountree    Letter Response
168
7/11/2003
Brian & Jill Brink    Letter Response
169
7/11/2003
Bill Holmes  CDF Amador/El Dorado  Letter Response
170
7/9/2003
Allen Nel    Letter Response
171
7/9/2003
Douglas Roeca    Letter Response
172
7/15/2003
Kyle Smith  Dorado Land & Development  Letter Response
173
7/11/2003
Bill Snodgrass  EDC Agricultural Commission  Letter 2.56 MB Response
174
7/14/2003
  El Dorado Hills APAC  Letter 1.23 MB Response
175
7/11/2003
Ralph Gerken    Letter Response
176
7/11/2003
Ralph Gerken et al.    Letter Response
177
7/10/2003
Rich & Sandra Holmes    Letter Response
178
7/11/2003
Mathilde Holtrop    Letter Response
179
7/11/2003
Patrick Enright  Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard  Letter Response
180
7/14/2003
W. Wyatt Ogilvy  Ogilvy Consulting  Letter Response
181
7/14/2003
Randall Faccinto  Stoel Rives LLP  Letter Response
182
7/11/2003
Cecil Wetsel  Wetsel-Oviatt  Letter 1.77 MB Response
183
7/11/2003
Ronald Zumbrun  CARE  Letter Response
184
7/11/2003
Jay Dennis    Letter Response
185
7/11/2003
Roy Rutz  Georgetown Divide RCD Board  Letter Response
186
7/11/2003
Elna Norman    Letter Response
187
7/15/2003
John Berry, Forest Sup  USDA Forest Service, Eldorado NF  Letter 1.11 MB Response
188
7/14/2003
Keith Wagner  Law Office of J. William Yeates  Letter 1.62 MB Response
189
7/12/2003
  Camino Community Advisory Comm  Letter Response
190
7/15/2003
Lewis & Louise Hackett    Letter Response
191
7/14/2003
  EDH Property Owners (9)  Letter 1.64 MB Response
192
7/14/2003
Sal Orosco    Letter Response
193
(intentionally blank)     Letter Response
194
7/14/2003
David Sederquist    Letter Response
195
7/14/2003
N. Bruce & Barbara Ashwill    Letter Response
196
7/13/2003
  Camino Community Advisory Comm  Letter Response
197
7/13/2003
  Camino Community Advisory Comm  Letter Response
198
7/15/2003
Keith Johnson  EDC Taxpayers for Quality Growth  Letter Response
199
7/13/2003
Rich & Barbara Jackson    Letter Response
200
7/15/2003
Joe Keating    Letter 4.54 MB Response
201
(intentionally blank)     Letter Response
202
7/14/2003
Patricia Moore    Letter Response
203
7/13/2003
Maren & Michael Petre    Letter Response
204
7/14/2003
Harriett Segel    Letter Response
205
7/15/2003
Ralph Welsh    Letter Response
206
7/15/2003
William K. Scheiber  Big Canyon Mining & Cattle Inc.  Letter Response
207
7/15/2003
Ken and Heidi Brown, et al  Cameron Park Landowners (3)  Letter Response
208
7/15/2003
Susan Britting  CNPS  Letter 5.46 MB Response
209
7/14/2003
Clint & Kathleen Donovan    Letter Response
210
7/15/2003
Ane Deister  EID  Letter 1.01 mB Response
211
7/15/2003
Ane Deister  EID  Letter 2.45 MB Response
212
7/15/2003
Bahman Fozouni    Letter 1.15 MB Response
213
7/15/2003
Brian Habersack    Letter Response
214
7/15/2003
Michael J. McDougall  MJM Properties, LLC  Letter 1.00 MB Response
215
(intentionally blank)     Letter Response
216
7/14/2003
John MacCready    Letter Response
217
7/15/2003
Thomas G. Mahach  EDCFPD  Letter Response
218
7/14/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
219
7/14/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
220
7/14/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
221
7/14/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
222
7/14/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
223
7/14/2003
Kathleen Midkiff    Letter Response
224
7/15/2003
Don Morrison    Letter Response
225
7/14/2003
Dennis Nickson    Letter Response
226
7/14/2003
Dennis Nickson and Dan Ruckle    Letter Response
227
7/14/2003
Wayne Ordos    Letter Response
228
7/15/2003
Merritt Rice    Letter Response
229
7/15/2003
Susan A. Rodman    Letter 1.24 MB Response
230
7/15/2003
Kenneth & Kimberly Roebbelen    Letter Response
231
7/15/2003
Hunter Saling  Legacy Land Company LLC  Letter 8.61 MB Response
232
7/15/2003
William K. Scheiber  Scheiber Ranch  Letter Response
233
7/15/2003
Robert A. Smart, Jr.    Letter Response
234
7/15/2003
Gene E. Thorne  Gene E. Thorne & Associates, Inc.  Letter 1.23 MB Response
235
7/15/2003
Gene E. Thorne  Gene E. Thorne & Associates, Inc.  Letter 1.11 MB Response
236
7/15/2003
Gene E. Thorne  Gene E. Thorne & Associates, Inc.  Letter 1.27 MB Response
237
7/15/2003
John Berry, Forest Sup  USDA Forest Service, Eldorado NF  Letter Response
238
7/14/2003
Douglas Weinrich  USFWS Endangered Species Div  Letter Response
239
7/14/2003
Tom Wunschel    Letter Response
240
7/14/2003
David Zweck    Letter Response
241
7/15/2003
V. Dale Smith  Alpha Omega Associates  Letter 8.03 MB Response
242
7/15/2003
Chuck Bacchi  Bacchi Ranch  Letter Response
243
7/15/2003
Chuck Bacchi  Bacchi Ranch  Letter Response
244
7/15/2003
Kathy Prevost  Bass Lake Action Comm  Letter Response
245
7/15/2003
Deanna Dalton et al.  Oak Ridge High School  Letter 1.05 MB Response
246
7/15/2003
Cynthia and Mark Bastian    Letter Response
247
7/15/2003
Thiaa Besan    Letter Response
248
7/15/2003
Dave Bolster  Ag Council, EDC Chamber of Commerce  Letter Response
249
7/15/2003
J. Cleve Livingston  Boyden, Cooluris, Livingston & Saxe PC  Letter 3.45 MB Response
250
7/15/2003
Cary Brooks    Letter Response
251
7/15/2003
Damon R. Polk  Building Industry Association of Superior CA  Letter Response
252
7/15/2003
Damon R. Polk  Building Industry Association of Superior CA  Letter Response
253
7/15/2003
Terry Roscoe  CDFG Region 2  Letter 3.26 MB Response
254
7/15/2003
Jacqueline Ball, Dist Sup  CA DPR, Gold Fields Dist  Letter Response
255
7/15/2003
Anonymous    Letter Response
256
7/15/2003
Barry Wasserman  Measure Y Committee  Letter Response
257
7/15/2003
Barry Wasserman  Measure Y Committee  Letter Response
258
7/15/2003
David Crosariol, PE  Cooper Thorne & Assoc  Letter Response
259
7/15/2003
Clarence Dilts    Letter Response
260
7/15/2003
Connie Dolan  El Dorado Builders' Exchange  Letter Response
261
7/15/2003
  The El Dorado Business Alliance  Letter 3.03 MB Response
262
7/15/2003
Gerald M. Garvin  EDC Chamber of Commerce  Letter Response
263
7/15/2003
Norman A. Krizl  EDC Farm Bureau  Letter 3.06 MB Response
264
7/15/2003
Darrell Bray  EDC Farm Trails Assn  Letter Response
265
7/15/2003
Vicki Yorty  EDC Fire Safe Council  Letter 1.16 MB Response
266
7/15/2003
Jan McKinsey  EDC Taxpayers for Quality Growth  Letter 2.31 MB Response
267
7/15/2003
Dianna Hillyer  EDH CSD  Letter Response
268
7/15/2003
Kathy Krizl  ED Wine Grape Growers Assn  Letter Response
269
7/15/2003
Kathy Krizl  ED Wine Grape Growers Assn  Letter Response
270
7/15/2003
John & Gail Eldridge    Letter Response
271
7/15/2003
Nancy Fegan    Letter Response
272
7/15/2003
Janise Gee    Letter Response
273
7/15/2003
Ray Griffiths    Letter Response
274
7/15/2003
Mark Perlberger  HalBear Enterprises  Letter Response
275
7/15/2003
Michael Cook  Hefner Stark & Marois LLP  Letter Response
276
7/15/2003
Michael Cook  Hefner Stark & Marois LLP  Letter Response
277
7/15/2003
Howard and Mary Lou Klein    Letter Response
278
7/15/2003
Susan Kohler    Letter Response
279
7/15/2003
Michael J. McDougall  MJM Properties, LLC  Letter Response
280
7/15/2003
  Maidu Group, Mother Lode Chapter, Sierra Club  Letter 3.96 MB Response
281
7/14/2003
  Maidu Group, Mother Lode Chapter, Sierra Club  Letter Response
282
7/15/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
283
7/15/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
284
7/15/2003
Art Marinaccio    Letter Response
285
7/15/2003
Shapleigh Mather    Letter Response
286
7/15/2003
William and Shapleigh Rankin Mather  Mather Tree Farm  Letter Response
287
7/15/2003
Howard Miller  Prospect Investment Co.  Letter Response
288
7/15/2003
Diane Murillo    Letter Response
289
7/15/2003
Diane Murillo    Letter Response
290
7/15/2003
Gary Peters    Letter Response
291
7/15/2003
George Phillips    Letter Response
292
7/15/2003
Steven Proe  EDC Taxpayers for Quality Growth  Letter Response
293
7/15/2003
John Wilbanks, AICP  RRM Design Group  Letter Response
294
7/15/2003
Cynthia Shaffer    Letter 1.29 MB Response
295
7/15/2003
Gary & Myrna Sparks  Seven Rivers, Inc.  Letter Response
296
7/15/2003
Ellen Day  Taxpayers Association of EDC  Letter Response
297
7/15/2003
Alan Tolhurst    Letter Response
298
7/15/2003
Benjamin I. Tresser, Esq.    Letter Response
299
7/15/2003
Stephan C. Volker    Letter 1.01 MB Response
300
7/15/2003
John Latini    Letter Response
301
7/15/2003
Michael J. McDougall  MJM Properties, LLC  Letter Response
302
7/15/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
303
7/15/2003
Stephan C. Volker    Letter Response
304
7/15/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
305
7/15/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
306
7/15/2003
Freda Pechner    Letter Response
307
7/15/2003
Eric Brunius  Sierra Terra, Inc.  Letter Response
308
7/15/2003
Terry Gherardi    Letter Response