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New Housing Master Plans Available in Nevada, Placer, and Sierra Counties

Housing units are in high demand across California, including the Sierra Nevada region. To expedite the permitting process and reduce building costs, Nevada County, the Town of Truckee, the City of Grass Valley, the City of Nevada City, Placer County, and Sierra County are offering new affordable Housing Master Plans for single-family homes or granny unit (also known as an ADU, granny flat, an in-law unit, or a backyard cottage).

“These resources were created through a collaboration with our regional partners,” said Nicholas McBurney, Nevada County Building Department’s Plans Examiner. “We recognize the need for more efficient, affordable housing, making this a unique project to address the high demand and increasing costs to build.”

The plans are designed to be used by first-time owner-builders or experienced contractors. They allow the owner to select the heating, roofing, and siding with several floor plans, elevations, foundations, snow load engineering, and orientation, providing a total of 96 different possible combinations of options.

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Local Coalition Launches Know Overdose Nevada County Campaign

A multi-sector, broad-based coalition of more than 20 local organizations, businesses, and institutions has launched the Know Overdose Nevada County campaign to increase knowledge and awareness about drug overdose risks and harm reduction strategies to prevent overdoses and deaths.

Like many other communities across the state and country, Nevada County has seen an increase in overdose deaths in the past few years. This has largely been a result of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, entering the local drug supply.

The diversity of Know Overdose Nevada County’s coalition members, which includes local businesses, education institutions, health care providers and non-profits, reflects the urgent need for a community-based harm reduction approach to increase community awareness and prevent overdose deaths.

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Nevada County Celebrates Public Health Week April 3rd through 9th

On March 28^th, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared April 3^rdthrough 9^th, as 2023 National Public Health Week. This is a chance to celebrate the progress we have made to revitalize our public health, recommit ourselves to the work that remains, and recognize all the remarkable health care workers and public health professionals whose extraordinary sacrifice and courage on the front lines have carried Nevada County and the country through one of the most difficult periods in our history.

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DNA Meets LED in Chromosomatic Exhibit at Madelyn Helling Library

Chromosomatic is a sculpture by artist Rachel Rein consisting of 23 translucent lanterns representing the 23 pairs of chromosomes comprising human DNA. Each lantern houses individually addressable LED lights. A custom Python script translates Rein's DNA research data into bands of light. Each time Chromosomatic pulses on, it shows a representation of the DNA shared between the artist's mother and someone in the world who was curious enough to take a DNA test and open enough to consent to matching with other people.

This portrait built from genetic connections is on view at the Madelyn Helling Library through April. Want to learn more about this unique work of art? Rein will host a Q&A session at the library on Monday, April 10^th at 12:00 pm.

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Enter to Win Tickets to CATS' Production of The Great Leap

In celebration of this year's Nevada County Reads program, the Nevada County Library is partnering with Community Asian Theatre of the Sierras (CATS) to give away multiple sets of tickets to the upcoming production of The Great Leap, which opens on April 27^th at the Nevada Theatre. The Great Leap tells the story of Manford Lum, a local star of the sidewalk basketball courts of San Francisco’s Chinatown who strong arms his way onto an American college team travelling to Beijing for a “friendship” game. Set amidst the friction of post-Cultural Revolution China, the Great Leap explores the cultural collide of identity and politics through the game of basketball.

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Ready to Adopt a Dog? Meet Your New Best Friend at Sammie's Friends

If you've been thinking about adopting a dog, now is a great time to bring home a new friend. Local shelter Sammie's Friends has recently taken in over a dozen dogs who need love, care, and good homes. The shelter needs help, the dogs need homes, and you need the love of a dog.

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Public Invited to Review and Comment on Nevada County's Mental Health Plan

The Nevada County Behavioral Health Department invites all stakeholders to review and comment on Nevada County's MHSA Three Year Plan for FY 2023/24 through FY 2025/26 and Annual Progress Report for FY 21/22. The Public Comment Period will last for a period of 30 days from April 5^th to May 5^th, 2023.

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Unincorporated Eastern Nevada County Solid Waste Rate Study

The Nevada County’s Solid Waste Division provides solid waste support services in eastern Nevada County (areas outside the Town of Truckee’s limits). The division oversees the refuse, trash, collection franchise and the Hirschdale Landfill post-closure activities. Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD) is responsible for refuse collection, recycling, and disposal activities within eastern Nevada County.

Residential customers are billed annually on the County tax rolls (solid waste parcel charge). Property owners in unincorporated eastern Nevada County can learn more about the Solid Waste Rate Study at a public workshop on April 12^th at 5:30 pm at the Truckee Town Hall Administrative Center, 10183 Truckee Airport Road.

Landline, Cellular, and VoIP Customers: Provide Public Comment at CPUC Public Hearings to Improve Existing California Telephone Service Standards

Have you experienced repeated or extended service outages? Poor response to customer service requests? Other non-billing challenges? Tell your story to the California Public Utility Commission so they can assess whether existing standards for telephone service meet the current needs of Californians.

Provide public comment during the public hearings on April 18^th and May 3^rd from 2:00 to 4:30 pm and at 6:00 pm by calling 800-857-1917, passcode: 1767567#. Public Comments can be submitted online in advance of the meetings. Customers of a company offering telephone, VoIP, mobile voice services, and/or broadband are encouraged to participate in one of the public forums.

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Job Openings at Nevada County: Assistant Treasurer Tax Collector

Nevada County employs approximately 800 employees covering a full range of services and positions, from accountants to wastewater treatment system operators. In Nevada County, quality of life comes first. It is the only rural California county with two designated Cultural Arts Districts and is known for its abundance of outdoor recreational activities.

Nevada County is seeking an Assistant Treasurer Tax Collector to join the diverse team in the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office. This is an assistant department head classification responsible for leading the daily operations of the Treasury and Property tax functions. The Assistant Treasurer Tax Collector may be required to act on behalf of the department head when necessary, including participation on various committees or boards.

Within the Treasury function, the incumbent will provide oversight of the $350M treasury pool, which includes daily investment strategy, cash flow analysis, and general ledger balancing.

Within the Property Tax function, the incumbent will be responsible for the annual extensions of the property tax rolls and provide leadership and oversight on the collection and reconciliation of over $300M in annual property taxes. These taxes support the county, local schools, and special districts. You will assist with and manage billing, collections, reporting and accounting of the transient occupancy and cannabis tax programs for the unincorporated areas of the county.

Find out more information about this position online. Have a question? Contact Human Resources by calling (530) 265-7010 and selecting option 2.

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