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Fun Fest
Village Life photo by Sel Richard
Lights stand tall at Heritage Park but will they stay there? For now, the answer is yes.
Heritage lights fight drags on
Village Life photos by Noel Stack
Families and friends gathered for a fabulous salute to summer at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District’s EDH Summer Festival at Community Park Saturday. Above, Matteo Gargani, 2 1/2, of El Dorado Hills watches Kenn Serrano with Aloha Balloon Co. juggle three pins at the EDH Summer Festival. The El Dorado Hills business created several balloon archways and animals for the community event and also offered face painting. Top right, a friendly alpaca mugs for the camera while the Acosta family of El Dorado Hills says hello at the EDH Summer Festival petting zoo. Victor Acosta and his wife Stacy enjoyed watching their son Eli, 2, interact with the animals. Bottom right, Genevieve Strauch, 5, takes home bragging rights as the first in line to dunk EDHCSD General Manager Kevin Loewen in the dunk tank. Loewen spent a lot of time under the water during his shift.
Sel Richard Staff writer El Dorado Hills residents battle on to remove 50-foottall lights at the future Heritage Park, located off Carson Crossing Drive in the midst of the over-55 active adult communities Heritage and Four Seasons. Although Heritage developer Lennar Homes has now offered to remove the lights at no cost to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, CSD board members remain resistant. In accordance with initial plans, lights for tennis, pickle ball and bocce ball courts were installed, but the district agreed to designate park hours from dawn to dusk with no evening lighted courts after a petition was submitted by neighbors. Lennar representative Chad Roberts was at last week’s CSD Board of Directors meeting to reiterate the developer’s commitment to the removal, which he estimated would cost $60,000. Lennar was informed of the issue in n
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More shake up at the Planning Commission Sel Richard Staff writer On the heels of the recent removal of District 2 Planning Commissioner Cheryl Bly-Chester by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, District 4 Planning Commissioner James Williams has now vacated his seat. “It breaks my heart,” James Williams Williams said, sharing that his resignation will allow him to focus on his family and his business, Ponderosa Auto Express in Cameron Park. He said much of his ability to donate time to commission duties was attributed to his reliance on a key employee who has taken another position. Williams explained that the loss is compounded by the lack of quality workforce currently available. As to recent accusations from Bly-Chester of vote negotiation and ex parte communications, Williams assured his resignation is in no way related. “The timing sucked but
EDH Summer Festival volunteer Austin Mirando, 12, with El Dorado Hills Boy Scout Troop 454, above left, takes his turn on the mechanical bull. Above right, Wayne Lowery of El Dorado Hills shows off his surfing technique in front of the Inland Surfing Company’s booth at the summer festival. Company founder Chris Gallardo is advocating for an indoor surfing facility in El Dorado Hills.
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