What a day it was. A super presentation by Senior County planner , Alex Fisch, a bumbling appeal by Morgan Creek, LLC attorneys, an amazing cheering section (literally!) by Morgan Creek residents. Result; a unanimous denial by the Placer County Board of Supervisors of the appeal to build 67 more homes in our precious community.

Our sincere thanks to the many volunteers who worked so hard to make this happen. You did make a difference. What’s next; a court filing, an amended development plan, giving up for now? The ball is now back in the appellate’s court. We’ll keep you posted on any further steps the golf course owners take.

We also had our HOA annual meeting last night, principally to fill two Board seats. James, our current President, was elected to a two year term as was Steve. Congratulations to both.

Comments welcome as always. !

The Placer County Board of Supervisors will meet next Tuesday, November 28 to rule on the golf course owners appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision not allow their project to build 67 homes in our community to go forward. We still need your help in supporting that decision.

It’s not too late. If you haven’t yet written to the supervisors expressing your concerns, do so NOW. They do read them. The list of their email addresses appears below.

Attend the meeting at 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn beginning at 9 am. The agenda has been published. This appeal will be heard first beginning at 9:30 am. Be there. Show your support in person. It does matter.

We were as confused as many of you were. There are two upcoming Board meetings:

The open meeting on Monday, November 20 is to complete review of the 2024 Budget and the new reserve study. If you are interested in these items you can, of course, attend and comment.

The November 28 meeting, 6 pm at Creekview Ranch School, is our Annual Meeting. It’s primary purpose is to elect two new board members. If you haven’t returned your ballots, please do so. You can also vote in person. Above all, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. If you don’t, we will like not achieve a quorum and will have to repeat the process with another expensive mailing. RETURN YOUR BALLOT NOW!

The Board of Supervisors meeting to hear the Morgan Creek, LLC appeal will now be held at the Community Development Resource Center, 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn. Note, this is the same location as the Planning Commission meeting held last month. This larger venue will better accommodate the large number of you attending the meeting.

The start time of the meeting was incorrectly shown on the last BLOG post. It will start at 9 am. Our hearing will likely be first. We will post the details when the agenda is published later this week.

Don’t be complacent. Your attendance is still crucial. See you there.

Morgan Creek, LLC has further appealed the decision of the Placer County Planning Commission deeming their application to build 67 homes o the golf course incomplete. It will now be heard by the County Board of Supervisors on November 28 at 9:30 am. It is super important you attend that meeting if at all possible to show your concern for this unnecessary violation of our community. Our appearance at the Planning Commission, over 100 strong, made a difference. We cant back off now. The meeting is in the Supervisors chambers, 175 Fulweiler Avenue, Auburn. Note it is not the same location as the Planning Commission’s meeting. Google it.

If you can’t attend, or even if you can, write the Supervisors. Below is their contact information. In addition, some suggested talking points are presented below. Please do not copy them verbatim in any correspondence. Cookie cutter letters are not effective.

As always, comments are welcome.

There will be an HOA open Board meeting next Tuesday at 6 pm. Although we aren’t sure why, the meeting will be only via Zoom. This is no substitute for an in person meeting in our opinion. The primary focus will be on the 2024 budget. A copy of the agenda, along with the Zoom link, appears below.

The appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to support the Planning Department’s position that legislative changes to zoning and the Community Plan are needed before the golf course owners plan to build 67 houses can be deemed complete is pending. This appeal will be to the Board of Supervisors. A placeholder hearing has been put on the Board’s agenda for November 28 pending receipt of a formal filing. Hopefully, our Board will share more information from our attorney at the upcoming HOA meeting. Please stand by for more action once the meeting is confirmed.

For those interested, Bonnie Gore, our County Supervisor for District 1, will be visiting Morgan Creek next Wednesday, November 8. Any of you who would like to meet with her to discuss your concerns may do so. Please contact Robyn Dahlgren for details at 916-541-2144.