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4/30/08
PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCIES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that two vacancies will occur on the Paradise Planning Commission due to the expiration of terms of office of Commissioner Loretta Griffin and Commissioner C. Craig Woodhouse on June 30, 2008.  Any citizen who resides in the Town of Paradise and who is interested in serving as a Commissioner on the Planning Commission may obtain an application here or a hard copy application in the Town Clerk's Office, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 

Planning Commission Notice of Vacancies
Planning Commission Application

April 10, 2008
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ADJUSTMENT BOARD
The Development Impact Fee Adjustments Board will be meeting on April 14, 2008 at 8:30 am.  An agenda is available here.

March 25, 2008
CITIZEN REVIEW/PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS
2008-2009 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS

The Annual Action Plan is a budgeting/reporting tool that the Town Council uses to appropriate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to eligible program activities that promote decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities to low and moderate income persons. Eligible activities include: housing assistance programs; public improvement projects; such as parks and infrastructure; land acquisition; business assistance programs that promote economic development; and programs that support community organizations that work directly with low and moderate-income residents. The Town Council has approved funding in each of these categories since 1994, when the Town received its first CDBG allocation. The Town will receive $219,750 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the 2008-2009 program year.

The following is a proposed budget for the use of our 2008-2009 CDBG funds. As this is a public process, comments, suggestions and public input is invited during every step of the process. The public may attend one of the remaining public hearings listed below to give feedback/suggestions, or may do so in writing. Direct comments to Lauren Gill, Director Business and Housing Services Division, 5555 Skyway Paradise, CA 95969.

The 2008-2009 proposed budget for CDBG funds is being as follows:

• The Draft Annual Plan will be available to the public on March 24, 2008. The public comment period is March 24th through April 23, 2008. Written comments should be addressed to Lauren Gill, 5555 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969.
   

• Public Hearing on the final Annual Plan: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Town Hall Council Chambers at 5555 Skyway, Paradise, California. The Council will adopt the final 2007-08 Annual Plan and receive public comment.
   

March 13, 2008
TOWN OF PARADISE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN OUR SPRING HERBICIDE APPLICATION

The Town of Paradise Public Works Department will begin our spring herbicide application during the week of March 17, 2008 (weather permitting). This herbicide application is intended to keep the road edges and ditches free of noxious weeds, and will help reduce the fire danger this summer. We will be using Razor Pro herbicide, and spraying critical road shoulders and selected areas along the Memorial Trailway and drainage ditches. Spraying operations will be conducted over the next several weeks, as weather permits. Crews will be starting at 1:00 AM each day (to avoid traffic and wind that may pick up later in the day).

Most treated areas will have a four to five foot wide band of herbicide applied (from the edge of pavement outward). This treatment reduces the amount of weeds and vegetation alongside the roadway edges and will greatly reduce the chance of carelessly thrown cigarettes causing a wildland fire later this summer. In addition, control of noxious weeds during this stage of development will improve the roadside drainage and minimize additional maintenance by Town staff. Detailed maps showing the areas to be treated are available at the Public Works Department at Paradise Town Hall, or online at www.townofparadise.com, click on Public Works, then Street Maintenance, and then the Vegetation control links.

Trained and licensed operators will do all spraying in strict conformance with the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner requirements and the manufacturer’s recommendations. Anyone interested in either the product label or the Material Data Safety Sheets for this product are invited to view both at Town Hall.

If residents would prefer to not have the area in front of their property sprayed, please contact the Public Works Department to arrange for a “no-spray” agreement. We always try very hard to not spray ornamental flowers and shrubs planted in the right of way. However, since most of our spraying is done at night, occasionally ornamentals will not be visible to the operators. Residents should use white flags to mark areas not to be sprayed (flags are available at Town Hall).

We do not anticipate any traffic delays. Spraying operations will be performed with a Town of Paradise pickup and a 300-gallon pull spray tank. If motorists encounter the spraying operations, please stay back a reasonable distance. The operators will pull off the roadway and allow the motorists to pass at the first convenient location.

Thank you and please drive carefully.

For more information, please contact:
Paul T. Derr, Assistant Public Works Director
(530) 872-6291
 

03/10/08
Plan for Smoke Reduction from Residential Wood Burning
Many areas in Butte County have high levels of smoke during cold weather due to residential wood burning devices such as wood stoves and fireplaces. Butte County currently exceeds the state air standards for particulate matter and Chico exceeds the federal fine particulate matter standard. Wood smoke contributes significantly to this problem. In response, the Butte County Air Quality Management District has been reviewing possible solutions and seeks public feedback and ideas.
Click here for more information.

03/03/08
Town of Paradise
Building & Onsite Division Workshops
March 13
Onsite Division: 2:00 - 5:00 in Chamber # 8
Building Division: 3:00 - 5:00 in Chamber # 9

Please join us and receive your FREE Residential Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Codes and/or Proposed Revisions to the Town of Paradise Manual for the  Onsite Treatment of Wastewater.

All Are Welcome

2/29/08

PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE

THE MARCH 3RD PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

HAS BEEN CANCELED AND A SPECIAL MEETING

WILL BE HELD ON  MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2008 AT 6:00 P.M.

IN THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS