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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Amador County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Fire district lease at Pine Grove Park
With the Pine Grove Community Services District dissolving, the county took the park, office, and fire station by deed. A cell tower lease and bulk water rates were preserved so the park can largely fund itself.
PG&E power shutoffs in the Pioneer area
PG&E reported its fifth-largest storm restoration and a 3-5% residential rate reduction, but a resident argued PG&E's repeated tree-thinning campaigns opened the forest to wind and snow-load damage, causing worse tree failures and 9-11 day outages, and said he's taken the issue to the CPUC.
Rabies Risk and Animal Exposure Response
Public Health reported 8 rabies-positive specimens out of 52 tested this year — more than the previous two years combined — and walked residents through what to do after a bite or a bat in the bedroom. Supervisors asked that messaging include watching for animals acting strangely in daylight.