Broadband Internet in Coloma, Garden Valley, Kelsey, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch and Fair Play?

All El Dorado County residents could have broadband Internet service by 2010!

Rural areas have largely been left behind in the provision of access to high-speed Internet that has become essential to business growth, education, medical care and monitoring, tele-work, e-commerce, and entertainment. It is the goal of the State of California to provide broadband access to all Californians by 2010. A $240,000 grant from the California Emerging Technology Fund is funding an

“Could Virtually Shut Down any Suburban Development”

AB 2447 (Ass. Member Jones D-Sac) Amended in Senate, June 26

This bill would require the county to deny approval of a tentative or a parcel map, if the proposed map is in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard sensitivity zone unless the county makes specified findings and obtains written verification from each fire protection agency of sufficient structural fire protection for the lots created.

The county may approve a map if the county does all of the following:

“County Population Growth Slows by 50% last year.”

The population of El Dorado County increased 20.4% over the last ten years, or 2% per year.  The last reported year's growth rate was only 0.97%. (State of California, Department of Finance, July 2007 estimate)