Community meeting in Copperopolis

Thanks to all who came out last night to the meeting in Copperopolis.

This meeting was called by the Poker Flat HOA to address some ongoing questions regarding safety on the water at Tulloch and feedback on the left turn pocket into Poker Flat with relation to time frame for completion.

I want to give a big thanks to Sheldon and the Poker Flat Board for initiating this meeting and for hosting in their normal generous style with coffee and cookies and opening it up to the whole Copper community for other questions.

Members of the CCLTOA Board, representatives of Drifters Marina, Susan Larson of Tri-Dam, Steve Marks from Copper Fire Board and other members of the community at large were also present and will surely be taking back the information shared to their respective organizations.

I also want to give a very special thanks to Sergeant Smith of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s office and Tom Garcia, Public Works Director of Calaveras County for coming out on a Friday night to speak with the people directly. In my short tenure I have found these two men to be honest and willing to work diligently to protect the safety of our community and clarify for the public, what exactly is transpiring to make things better when and where it is possible.

Both Smith and Garcia were able to give updates on various projects including the bridge on O’Byrnes Ferry road. Garcia said that motion to accept the funding proposal for the repair goes before the Board of Supervisors in March and reconstruction of the broken segment should start in April. As a side note, it was determined that the accident was attributed to driver fault so the trucking company’s insurance will be paying the bill for the repair which is a sigh of relief for the county and public taxpayers alike in such an economically challenging time.