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EDH Fire Deputy Chief Mike Lilienthal, center, receives his Firefighter of the Year award. Next to him are EDH Rotary Club President Aaron Palm, left, and EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson. Photo courtesy of EDH Fire
Mike Lilienthal Bertelsen buiding destroyed earns top honor
Firefighters work to douse the flames that ultimately destroyed the bathrooms at Bertelsen Park.
Noel Stack Managing Editor A fire destroyed the bathrooms at Peter Bertelsen Memorial Park just after 11 a.m. Thursday. “It’s a total loss,” said El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Loewen, who posted a Facebook video a couple hours after the building, once used as the community pavilion, was consumed by flames.
Loewen said the CSD is committed to replacing the structure with more details to come. El Dorado Hills fire crews arrived at the scene, 801 Redwood Lane in El Dorado Hills, at about 11:12 a.m. May 6 to find the large restroom building well involved in fire, EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson shared with Village Life. “Crews were successful in extinguishing the fire, ■
Noel Stack Managing Editor Calling EDH Fire Deputy Chief Michale Lilienthal his “right-hand man,” EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson presented Lilienthal the Firefighter of the Year award at last week’s Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills meeting.
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CENTRAL EL DORADO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN
Parker tosses two new proposals into the mix Sel Richard Staff writer After more than a year’s hiatus, the gateway to El Dorado Hills is back on the table. Parker Development’s second recirculated draft environmental impact report for the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan now includes updated traffic data and offers two new alternatives, one of which is an option for land use pursuant to current zoning, negating the need for an El Dorado County General Plan amendment. As part of a 45-day public review period ending on June 14, the county’s Planning Commission will hold a workshop on the proposal May 27, during which no formal action will be taken but the public is invited to participate. It will also be presented at tonight’s May 12 Area Planning Advisory Committee meeting. Historically, the most contentious portion of Parker’s proposal for approximately 1,000 ■
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Two new proposals for the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan have been included in the latest set of documents under public review. The Senior Living Alternative, left, proposes a senior living facility with 1,000 independent living dwelling units and 200 assisted living dwelling units. Alternative 4, right, is a zoning-consistent alternative for the property north of Highway 50.
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t was the summer of 1969 when my 22-year-old mother traveled from Detroit to San Francisco on a whim. It was supposed to be a short, celebratory trip with a college roommate to mark their graduation. Little did my future mother know that she would be the first Midwesterner in her family to make the permanent move west, eventually living here longer than she lived in Michigan. That fateful summer she would enter a dance contest at a little spot in Sausalito and would meet my dad because of it, cementing the next 50 years of her life as a Californian. She would raise four daughters here and get to know enough people in her new home state to become a successful Realtor. My dad wasn’t born in California either, but settled here when he was in first grade. His father, my grandfather, moved his family from Seattle to Oakland on a dream back in 1954. A World War II veteran and captain of the University of Washington football team, my grandfather was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. As fate would have it, before television and the airing of football games, he opted to work for a car dealership in California instead, a more sensible choice that offered a more stable income than playing football at the time. He and my grandmother set down roots for their young family in Northern California and three generations after them would live there as well. My godmother, a close family friend I’ve known since I was born, came to the golden state from Miami in the early 1970s. Just out of nursing school,
she and a group of other nurses from her program decided to start their careers somewhere new. They each scribbled down their choice of cities and drew them from a hat: Seattle, New York, Paris, or San Francisco? Her choice, San Francisco, was the golden ticket and she has lived here since. In 1968 my father-in-law, fresh out of law school but with nearempty pockets, jumped in his car and made a solo trek westward from Boston. He decided he would stop and look for a job once he ran out of gas money. Before driving up California’s coastline, he dipped south, spending a few weeks in Mexico where he slept under a palapa, reading and getting tan. He finally ran out of gas and funds in San Francisco and, like the others, would go on to establish a new family tree, all based in California, that would stretch two more generations. They were all young people just starting their adult lives, dreaming of a better life in California. There are countless other stories like theirs. California has long been a place of dreams, the American Dream encapsulated for so many. Not only do we arguably have the most ideal weather of the 50 states, but it has been a land of job opportunities, the sixth largest economy in the world, while still being affordable enough to raise a family. That is all changing for our children and we need to stop it before it also affects their children. Fires now ravage our state and our education system is slipping. Today people and businesses are fleeing the state in ■
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water demands. Jenkinson Lake at Sly Park Recreation Area in Pollock Pines is the district’s primary drinking water reservoir and holds a two-year supply for our customers and community. EID operates its facilities — all of our storage reservoirs, delivery lines, treatment plants and more — as a single integrated system. This is economically and operationally efficient, allowing the district at times to convey water up to 45 miles within its raw and treated water transmission systems before ultimately delivering drinking water through our customers’ meters. And it means that we “are all in it together” regardless of where we live in the district’s service area. One such example of this integrated system is the Hazel Creek tunnel. Originally constructed in the 1980s to weather a drought, this facility has proved invaluable in times of extreme need, such as the last drought, and is once again in operation today delivering water from Project 184 to Jenkinson — all to maintain a good supply for our customers over the heat of summer. By maximizing storage in that reservoir, it allows us to be prepared for the dry year ahead. And it also positions us to meet carryover storage target levels should 2022 prove to be dry as well. While we may be facing another stubborn dry spell, please know that EID staff have action plans for dry years and we are implementing them now. Does this mean there may be need for conservation ahead? Maybe so, but the status of the district’s water ■
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Kalithea Park security EDITOR: our article on Kalithea park missed the same important point, brought up at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District meeting, that Allan Priest and the rest of the board missed. Based upon the amount of money the CSD spends on security at Kalithea Park (“more than all the other parks combined,” according to Director Priest), if the board took action to secure the park at night it would reduce the CSD expenditures on security by at least 50%. The fence, or “cage” as Mr. Lowen’s report calls, it would be a break-even investment in under four years with savings of about $30,000 to $35,000 to the CSD each year after that initial four years. The CSD spent about $75,000 on security at Kalithea last year. Either there are very real late night security issues at the park or the CSD Board of Directors has been squandering public money. The CSD wants to “punt” their responsibility to the HOA? LARRY YOUNG El Dorado Hills
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Fire keeping it contained to the original building,” Johnson said. “The fire is under investigation and no injuries were reported.” Bertelsen Park is named after El
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Abercrombie supplies does not warrant such a call at this time. We are asking our customers to continue to use water responsibly. If the state does mandate conservation on a regional or statewide basis, then we will continue to intently analyze the statewide water supply situation, continue to strategically manage our water supplies and monitor information coming from the State Water Resources Control Board, the state agency that imposes restrictions when conditions require it. While we have no restrictions at this time, it is important to do your part by continuing to use our precious water resources responsibly and efficiently year round, whether it’s a dry year or normal year. During the last drought the governor made permanent some water waste restrictions that were initiated in 2015. These include restrictions against irrigating lawns in a way that causes runoff, using non-recirculated water in a fountain or other decorative water feature, watering within 48 hours of precipita-
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residential units along El Dorado Hills Boulevard hinges on a county General Plan amendment to allow the defunct executive golf course zoning to be changed from recreational facilities-high intensity to residential. In 2015 more than 91% of El Dorado Hills voters were against a zoning change, but the measure was merely an advisory vote, not a binding piece of legislation. Four years later Parker Development presented a revised project, which has since seen three Planning Commission hearings, including one held at District Church in January 2020 when almost 500 residents turned out in protest. The Planning Commission’s final recommendation to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors was then delayed due to coronavirus-induced shelter-inplace orders as well as consideration of a new traffic evaluation metric, VMT or vehicle miles traveled. The zoning-consistent alternative proposes 510 detached single-family residential units at a density of less than 1-5 units/acre: 135 units on Serrano Westside north of Serrano Parkway and 375 units on Pedregal. An additional 144 attached multi-family residential units at a density of 14-24 units/acre is planned on Pedregal, with 173 acres dedicated to open space and parkland. Residential development on the Pedregal planning area would total 375 units, compared to the previous 37. This increases open space and parkland by 43 acres over the original proposal but would not include the 11-acre civic-limited/commercial parcel across from the Station 84 Fire Station on Wilson Boulevard. Originally proposed for a senior and community center, 5 acres would instead be set aside for a church. APAC Chair John Davey pointed out that the zoning-consistent alternative results in a much denser Pedregal area and does not include villages C and D, known as asbestos ridge. “Those would be back on the table to be developed,” he said, adding that park space would be reduced from a 15-acre community park to a 7-acre private park. Under this alternative, the former executive golf course would remain
Continued from A1 Dorado Hills Fire Lt. Peter Bertelsen, who in 1965 lost his life in the line of duty. The nearly 11-acre park is one of the EDHCSD’s oldest, established in 1962.
Continued from A3 can’t afford to live here. We need to get California back to its former glory by first reclaiming it and then rebuilding it as the land of promise we know that it can be. Julie Samrick is an El Dorado Hills mother and writer. Connect with her at juliesamrick.com.
Continued from A3 tion, hosing off sidewalks and driveways and washing automobiles with hoses that do not have a shut-off nozzle. Simply put: Don’t waste water. One easy way to ensure you are using water responsibly is to water your lawn and plants only when they need it. Go to EID’s website for information about how you can make adjustments to your outside irrigation system as we move through the heat of spring and into summer and dial back when Mother Nature does the irrigating for us. EID staff are busy planning to maximize supplies for our customers and the communities we serve. EID’s water management and drought action plans have been tried and tested during historic dry years. The investments we have made and continue to make have allowed EID to create a durable, resilient system and portfolio of water rights that will help keep our community safe, even during the most challenging years. Jim Abercrombie is general manager of the El Dorado Irrigation District.
Continued from A1 19 vaccination clinics to El Dorado Hills, with hundreds of people receiving their shots. He also worked in the county’s Emergency Operations Center to help coordinate public agencies’ response to the pandemic. With his wife and two daughters in attendance at the May 5 Rotary meeting, Lilienthal thanked his family and fire family for all their support. He called the award “humbling,” noting that many people have not been as lucky as he has during the pandemic. He commended all the first responders who have put others first during the health crisis, pushing aside their own worries and safety to help people. Lilienthal gave credit to everyone who helped him during this last year. “It wasn’t something I did. It was something we all did,” he said, giving kudos to public health officials, school leaders, community groups, law enforcement and others working behind the scenes. “I was honored to be put in the position just to be part of the solution,” Lilienthal said. “That felt good.”
Continued from A1 under its current zoning of recreational facility/high intensity and could include operations such as a tennis and aquatics facility, day-use and night-use sporting fields, an amusement complex, indoor or outdoor entertainment facilities, hotels and general merchandise sales or other recreational uses that involve large structures and parking lots. Some of these options would require a conditional use permit, a process left up to the discretion of the Board of Supervisors for site-specific review. District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl cautioned that a specific plan is more of a regional planning document and offers more leeway than a development agreement. “The message they’re sending is, if they go this route, they basically have project approvals with the exception of conditional use permit requirements for the zoning consistent application,” he said at his Community Council meeting last week. The other alternative proposes a senior residential facility with 37 detached single-family residential units at a density of 1-5 units/acre on Pedregal, 226 single-family residential units at a density of 8-14 units/acre on Serrano Westside and 300 multi-family residential units at a density of 14-24 units/acre in both planning areas. The former executive golf course would be developed as a senior living facility with 1,000 independent living dwelling units and 200 assisted living dwelling units. This alternative would include the 11 acres of civic-limited/commercial land use. Neither option includes the pedestrian overpass at Highway 50, a connection from Silva Valley Parkway to Park Drive nor previously proposed trails and bike paths. “We’re not going to get detail out of a specific plan proposal because they want to maintain flexibility,” said Hidahl. “That’s the advantage of a specific plan. They get an extension on how long the plan stays active and they can provide incremental updates and final maps as they want to develop it.” He reiterated the continued option of the “no project” alternative.
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Speckles helps push the ‘Worry Clouds’ away Jana Rossi Staff writer
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peckles the cat is not your ordinary feline. He can sense that his nextdoor neighbor Abi is feeling especially anxious about her upcoming start of school and decides he wants to help her feel better. But how? He is a cat that likes to roam so maybe if he did a little snooping around the neighborhood he could return with a few ideas that might help his friend. The story “Speckles and the Worry Clouds” was created from the mind of 16-year-old Oak Ridge High School student Daela Montgomery. Speckles belongs to her neighbor, but enjoys his regular visits to the Montgomery family’s home. Daela chose to write and illustrate a book for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn, but the timing and nature of the book turned out to be much more important than even Daela could have imagined. The writing coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, during which life as most kids knew it was rapidly changing. With the closing of schools and businesses, Daela said she saw first-hand how feelings of anxiety plagued her friends, family members and, at times, herself. She partnered with a local child psychologist to learn ways to ease anxiety and then wrote about them through the eyes of Speckles the cat. She donated books to local schools and had the intention to travel to various elementary schools to read her story to students; however, due to the continued lockdown, she instead created a video link of her reading the story that schools and students can access.
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Girl Scout Daela Montgomery wrote a book to help people cope with anxiety. “Speckles and the Worry Clouds” is 40 pages. Not only did Daela write and publish the book on her own, she is also the illustrator. She told Village Life she may keep this artistic side of herself as more of a hobby as her future career interests lay in the biological and genetic field. Her mom Dawnelle emphasized how much Daela put into her Girl Scout project. “This was her idea. She wrote the story, did the drawings and published it all on her own,” the proud mom said. The most rewarding part that has come out of her book project, according to Daela, was learning from readers the impact her book has had on others — something she wants that to continue. Her goal is to reach as many kids and adults as possible. “Speckles and the Worry Clouds” is available for purchase on Amazon. To view Daela reading her book visit youtu.be/xK5bu6uoUUU.
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China Hill Court large windows, a wet bar and a sitting area. The master bathroom has a free-standing, jetted tub and walk-in shower plus dual sinks, a private toilet and access the impressive walk-in closet. Technically a bedroom in its own right, the large room currently used as a closet has room for every season’s wardrobe but could easily be converted back into another bedroom. The second bedroom upstairs has a sliding door opening onto a large deck that enjoys peaceful, countryside views. Another full bathroom is also upstairs and the home has a finished attic. The backyard is an entertainer’s paradise with a pergola-covered patio, fire pit and deck. The property includes fruit trees, three separate gardens, large lawn areas, rose gardens and mature trees. The built-in pool
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Light war still burns bright at Heritage Park Sel Richard Staff writer Currently under construction, Heritage Park continues to prove a thorn in neighboring communities as 50-foot stadium lights raise concerns for future light pollution and noise. Located off of Carson Crossing Drive in the midst of the over-55 active adult communities Heritage and Four Seasons, initial plans for the park included lighted tennis, pickleball and bocce ball courts. In March 2020, 160 residents submitted a petition to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District to request that park hours be modified to eliminate the need for lighting. Despite the district’s subsequent policy change to designate park hours from dawn to dusk with no evening lighted courts, stadium lights were erected earlier this year. At April’s Parks and Planning Committee meeting, Parks Superintendent Dan Williams presented a report outlining the reasons for the lights, as well as possible options for the board to consider, noting that the lights were originally planned to service competitive play on the courts, a stated goal in the district’s master plan. “This park was chosen to be able to provide that, not only for tennis but for the rising level of pickleball that is really popular in the district right now,” he stated. The report also indicated minimal light impact on homes bordering the park due to both the height and design of the light structures. “There’s not a lot of ambient light and that comes from having the 50-foot-high poles.
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Residents continue to fume over lights erected at Heritage Park in El Dorado Hills. The issue will be further discussed at the May 13 EDHCSD Board of Directors meeting. They basically reduce the amount of reflected light up off the ground and they contain the light within the playing surface.” Four options are offered in Williams’ report, including removal of current light poles, replacement of the poles with lower light poles, leaving poles unused or leaving poles up and using them as intended. The cost of removal is estimated at $30,000 while removal and replacement could incur an expense of approximately $225,000$300,000. Several residents expressed frustration with seeing the lights installed after a dawn to dusk operation was promised by the district, although
Parks and Planning Director Tauni Fessler explained that a commitment to removing the lights was never made. Resident Corde Wagner lives on the other side of a wall to the park
and said he looks directly at five of the stadium lights. “The position to put this into an area that’s surrounded by senior citizens who like peace and quiet — it just doesn’t make sense,” he said.
“We as part of the Heritage community, have no reason to even use this park,” offered Kathy Cunningham, who pointed out that her development already has tennis, pickleball and
bocce ball courts but must nonetheless pay an assessment fee to maintain the district park. “We don’t need it, we don’t care about it, we don’t even really want it here. Now we’re being presented with these huge lights, night time competitive sports, and we were told very clearly that it was going to be dawn to dusk.” CSD board member Ben Paulsen advocated against the expense of removing and replacing the lights, but proposed some limited light use. “Even at dusk, if you’re actively playing a game at dusk before it’s completely dark, a light can accommodate that game until it is dark,” he said. “Allowing people to play until it’s dark, I think is a fair compromise.” Agreeing with Paulsen, board President Noelle Mattock also suggested landscaping options to minimize visual intrusion of the lights. The four options will be presented to the full board at the May meeting, with a recommendation to keep dawn to dusk hours of operation as well as the current light poles.
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EL DORADO HILLS $389,500 2230 VALLEY VIEW PKWY #226 $575,000 3752 PARK DR $585,990 6071 HOT SPRINGS DR $665,000 4004 PRAIRIE FALCON DR $669,000 3304 BELLINGHAM PL $679,000 2827 STANFORD LN $699,000 3006 HAMMOND WAY $710,000 2372 SUMMER DR $724,000 1129 OAK TREE CIR $739,000 363 ARCHES AVE $749,900 4020 MEADOW WOOD DR $800,000 501 SEVILLE CT $809,000 4875 DANBURY CIR $825,000 7032 HEARST $859,000 1437 BAYRIDGE LN $869,000 2080 SHELBY CIR $875,000 3018 WHISTLING WAY $875,000 4830 DALEWOOD DR $925,000 6530 GOYA WAY $935,000 727 ANNA PL $950,000 2048 FRASCATI DR $1,010,000 5001 PIAZZA PL $1,049,000 1597 LOS ALTOS CT $1,100,000 5031 NAWAL DR $1,125,000 2111 OUTRIGGER DR $1,150,000 2557 SHADOWFAX LN
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ACRES 0.32 1.83 0.16 0.26 0.53 0.44 0.45 0.61 0.51 0.41 3.07 0.80 0.42 1.00 0.67 0.89 10.42 1.29 0.86 3.09 0.74 3.08 1.63
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adults 65 and older. There are exceptions to the age requirement due to an earlier disability or health condition. Depending on our income, Medicare may not cost us anything or a monthly premium may be deducted from our Social Security earnings to assist with the costs. This health insurance is available to anyone living legally in the United States. President Lyndon Johnson signed this legislation into law in July 30, 1965. Changes have been made over the years to benefit us, the beneficiaries including adding the Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Part D was originally proposed by President Bill Clinton in 1999, then by both political parties and Houses of Congress and President Bush during 2002 and 2003. The final bill was enacted as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and went into effect on Jan. 1, 2006. Social Security — income paid to adults who worked and put into the program. Benefits can be accessed at age 62 but if an individual is still working the longer he/she delays the beginning of Social Security benefits, the larger the monthly payment. All working adults pay into Social Security with their employers paying a share as well. The exceptions are public employers i.e., federal, state, local governments who may or may not pay into Social Security. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this legislation into law during the Great Depression recognizing that working adults needed a cushion to help as they aged and left the workforce. Are you a veteran? If so, you may be receiving VA benefits due to a service connected injury or disability you incurred while on active duty. You may also be receiving VA healthcare benefits through a local or regional VA health facility. There has been a stronger public opinion about benefits and services for veterans in the last few years. As a result Congress has worked to lessen wait times and expand services to eligible service members. Military benefits can be traced back to the Civil War, when living survivors or their widows were awarded benefits for their service. In fact, going back to the Revolutionary War those who fought and survived were allotted land as a benefit for serving the colonies. What are some of the other benefits that the government helps with? Although there are certain programs that concentrate on younger families and children, I’d like to continue to review how the government helps older adults. Social Security was never intended to be the sole source of income for adults older than 65. The deductions and matching employer contributions throughout a person’s working years will fluctuate depending on the occupation and pay earned. Once a person fully retires and begins receiving the monthly check, it only changes if there is a nominal cost of living (COLA) raise once a year. Usually this COLA is less than the national increase in cost of living. For some individuals this may be the only income they can count on. To help raise the poverty level, the government instituted Supplemental Security Income, a second monthly check to help raise the monthly income to a sustainable monthly income — a small safety net. What’s considered sustainable? In 2020 the monthly amount for an individual was $783. If married and the spouse is eligible for SSI, the amount is $1,175 a month. To clarify, SSI is supplemental to Social Security. Thus, if a person is receiving $600 a month Social Security, he/she will be eligible for SSI check of approximately $283 a month. SSI can also be awarded if eligible to younger or disabled individuals. President Richard Nixon signed SSI into law on Oct. 30, 1972. The Older Americans Act was
signed into law in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson, has been reauthorized throughout the years and most recently re-authorized by President Donald Trump in March 2020. The original legislation set up for the first time a network of programs and services aimed at helping older adults. This included the beginning of the National Aging Network, Administration on Aging and within each state the Area Agencies on Aging. It includes funding for home-delivered and congregate meals, ombudsman programs, legal services and social programs such as senior daycare. Some of these programs are offered at no cost while others charge a nominal fee or take donations. Is that all? No, it’s not. In California, as in other states, Aging Services write proposals to the federal government for what are called “waiver projects.” The purpose is for each state to individualize the proposals to the needs of their state with reporting requirements back to the federal government that in most cases provide all or a majority of the funds for the states. An example in California that we’ve been participating in for some years now is a good program to help individuals on Medi-Cal move into an approved assisted living facility. This placement is in lieu of remaining in a nursing home or at risk in a community setting. Other programs assist people with disabilities, individuals in managed care programs and specifically coordinating care for Medicare/Medi-Cal patients commonly called “Medi-Medi” to assure quality care for beneficiaries. What do you know about In Home Supported Services? This is a California program but common in other states with another name that supports individuals in their own home by assigning hours to help the person with daily activities such as walking, bathing, eating, getting groceries and supervision for individuals with memory impairment who are unsafe by themselves. Having someone come in several days a week for a few hours may just enough help the person to allow them to remain home safely longer. In order to receive IHSS services a person must be MediCal eligible or on SSI. There are other programs funded by federal funding “passed through” the state down to the Area Agency on Aging that in most cases are there to help support individuals and family caregivers in a home setting. Again, these few hours a week help support 24/7 family caregivers with some hours they are off duty and can get rest. So I would say to those who complain about “the government interfering with my life” to stop and think just a minute or two and see what we all as older adults are participating in and receiving. These programs and services were put in place by our elected officials. They help us stay as healthy as possible with health care that allows us to have consistent medical care. Also, they provide income such as Social Security that we and our employers over the years paid into so we would have a monthly income to help us in our older years. If you know of someone who benefits from home-delivered meals or has a family member who attended senior daycare prior to COVID-19 or someone in an assisted living with the waiver program, count your blessings that our government throughout the years — many years — and presidents from both parties considered it important enough to support us in our older years. It’s a safety net that I do not take for granted. I say, “Thank you for the collective vision of the presidents and Congress.” Carol S. Heape, MSW, CMC, is the founder of Elder Options serving Placerville and the Sacramento region since 1988 and an elder herself. For more information visit elderoptionsca.com.
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Tax deadline approaching Franchise Tax Board News release With Tax Day approaching, the Franchise Tax Board offers last-minute tips to help Californians as they prepare their taxes before the May 17 filing and payment deadline. “This is a challenging time for many Californians, and we want everyone to be aware of the valuable tax credits, stimulus payments, and free tax help available as they complete their returns,” said State Controller and FTB Chair Betty T. Yee. “I also want to remind people that you must file a tax return to receive the one-time Golden State Stimulus payment of $600 or $1,200 that is meant to help lowincome Californians facing pandemic-related hardship.”
Golden State Stimulus Taxpayers are eligible for a GSS payment — limited to one per tax return — if they receive the California Earned Income Tax Credit or file their return with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number and had 2020 income of $75,000 or less. Taxpayers must file a 2020 state income tax return to receive the GSS payment. Visit the GSS website on ftb.ca.gov to learn more about eligibility and when to expect a payment.
California’s Earned Income Tax Credit and Young Child Tax Credit Californians who have low income and work may qualify for CalEITC and YCTC. Starting this year CalEITC and YCTC eligibility expands to taxpayers who file their taxes with an ITIN. Anyone with earned income of $30,000 or less might be eligible for CalEITC, which can be as much as $3,027 for a family with three or more children. Filers who qualify for CalEITC and had at least one child under the age of 6 at the end of last year may qualify for a YCTC up to $1,000. Combined, CalEITC, YCTC, and the federal EITC can boost the refunds of lowincome individuals and families by hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
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Tax filing extension California taxpayers get an automatic extension to file state tax returns until Friday, Oct. 15, although tax money owed must be paid or postmarked by Monday, May 17. Those unsure of whether they will owe money can access FTB’s Tax Calculator.
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Author Caitlyn Wallinger is enthusiastic to see her event on the Latrobe Elementary School message board. The writer grew up in El Dorado County.
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