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Delaine Fragnoli
Managing Editor
• dfragnoli@piumasnews.com
The Greenville clinic is one
bright spot in an otherwise
dim financial picture at
Eastern Plumas Health Care
according to a report to board
directors when they met in
Indian Valley earlier this
month•
By itself, the clinic is
breaking even, Chief Finan-
Cial Officer Jeri Nelson said.
"It's holding its own."
Although the clinic recorded
a small loss of $2,276 in
October, it is showing a profit
of $5,300 for the first four
months of the fiscal year.
Chief Executive Officer Tom
Hayes attributed the October
loss to John Evans, the
clinic's family nurse practi-
tioner, having been gone for a
week.
The clinic is operating a
little under budget. "I like to
see that," Nelson said.
Usage has been strong. The
clinic recently notched a
record of 38 Patients in one
day. In October, 330 patients
used the clinic, bringing the
year's total so far to 1,388,
slightly less than the antici-
pated 1,532.
Board chairwoman Gail
McGrath asked members
of the audience if they were
satisfied with the clinic. The Roger , Key Brand
lO-year.tradition: for the
See Clinic, page 5A
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Alicia Knadler
Indian Valley Editor
aknadler@plumasnews.com
Background: Four years
ago on Labor Day, the Moon-
light Fire was sparked in the
mid-afternoon, and by the
next morning it had grown to
1,200 acres.
Driven by winds, the fire
continued to grow by thou-
sands and tens of thousands
of acres each day, with flames
reportedly reaching 300 feet
high.
In all, the fire consumed
about 65,000 acres, and at
least one home.
Residents of North Arm
evacuated, freeing some live-
stock to find their own ways
out through the smoke.
Skies were clogged with
choking smoke, and it was
utter chaos for some folks, yet
most remained orderly and
helped each other through
the days until they could go
home again.
Only one family sought
shelter with the Red Cross at
Greenville High School.
State and federal officials
completed their investigative
report in January 2008, and it
was released to the public
about a year later, just before
the first lawsuit was filed in
August 2009.
Lawsuits: CalFire filed
one of the first lawsuits
for the fire in Plumas County
See Fire, page 5A
Dan McDonald the intent of setting this up is According 1to ia study
Staff Writer if we find out the numbers prepared by Public Works
ople 0 righ " WoUldengineerincreaseJ°hn Kolb,by $14.47the rateper
dmcdonald@piumasnews.com are coming in and they were //I think pe have t
not as originally assumed, we
Residents in Feather River don't have to stick with the month instead of $1.60 if the
Disposal's service area, not full one-yearprogram." to decide whether...../ wont this or service werenotmandatory.
including Quincy, Chester The biggest assumption is Supervisor Jan Kennedy
and La Porte, could soon that 2,000 additional house- not. ,,,,.,],.,e,,,,./ don't want it. "/ said he felt 2,000 ad:ditional
have curbside recycling holds would become FRD customers was an Optimistic
service, customers and pay for the number. He said it would
But that service would mandatory services. ThoseLoriSimpson, Chairwoman probably beclosertol,000.
come with two conditions: It households currently don't Plumas County Board of Supervisors "So I rea.Ity foresee another
would be mandatory. And it have service, by choice, rate increase, and nobody
wouldn't be free. FRD used that 2,000 wants that," Kennedy said.
At its Tuesday, Nov. 15, number to arrive at a pro- pilot program. Supervisor, Management, reportedSupervisor Robert Meacher
meeting the Plumas County posed $1.60 monthly rate in- Terry Swoffordvoted"no." $110,641 in "excess" 2010voted in favor of the pilot
Board of Supervisors voted to crease for its 3,897 current "This is one of the biggest profit according to its program, but he questioned
let residents in FRD's service customers, problems with this country, contract with the county,the reasoning for the plan in
area make the final decision. The increase would raise is we mandate and force FRD agreed to apply its general.
AProposition 218 notice the standard monthly bill to people to do things," extra ,money toward the "So as a result of the fran-
could be mailed as soon $26.31 for weekly 64-gallonSwofford said. "We are start-up costs of a curbside chise having excess profits
as Dec. 23. If a majoritytrash and monthly 64-gallontaking people's choices away. recycling program, The cam- for last year, this is-what we
of residents say they want recycling service. Big businesses are leaving party also offered to usecome up with? ... Mandatory
• it, the recycling service The 2,000 additional house-this country because of all surplus equipment from its recycling?" Meacher said, "I
could begin by the end ofholds within FRD's franchise this crap. And I'm not really Lassen County operation, at don't know if this is what
March 2012, according to area would receive the samehappy about it." no cost toPlumas County. I was thinkingof when we
the county's public worksbill ($26.31) for the same ser- Recycling is becoming a "We have an opportunity were looking :at ways to
department, vice as the current customers priority for the county, with the FRD over-earnings enhance the service to our
Public Works Director Bobwhether they decided to useaccording to Perreault. "It all to divert that funding toward customers. Because of excess
Perreault said the recycling the service or not. starts with the state putting trying this pilot program," profits to the franchise we
service would be a pilot pro- The plan assumes seasonal mandates (of 75 percent Perreault said. "If it doesn't are going to find 2,000 more
gram. He said the experiment residents would be billed for compliance by 2020)," he said. work, •it's going to answer households and: charge
is planned to last a year. service from May I to Oct. 31, To get a jump on the state's a lot of questions for the them."
"We can pull the plug if we unless individual arrange- requirements, the county future. It will have beenThe supervisors had the
realize there is more work to merits are made with FRD. wants to take advantage of an an effort in good faith option to reduce the monthly
be done," Perreault said." The supervisors voted offer by FRD. that the state will have to bill to customers by about 7
"This is a pilot program, and 4-1 to move forward with the FRD, a subsidiary of Waste recognize." percent. That's because FRD
Plumas county Public Health health• The Greenviile town- communities," said Mimi members, including Plumas a strong indication of our
Agency and its Northern Sierra hall is just one of a series HaUl Plumas County PublicDistrict Hospital, Seneca Dis- commitment to improving
Collaborative HealthNetwork of meetings to address Health Agency director, trict Healthcare, Eastern health care for Plumas
(NSCHN) partners will sponsor health and are part of thePlumas County is one of 12 Plumas Health Care, Green-County," added:H ,
a Greenville townhall meeting countywide health assess- demonstration sites in the ville Rancheria, Plumas In addition to a buffet dinner
Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Town ment and improvement country to receive a- grant County Public Health Agency provided bythe Greenville
Hall in Greenville. process conducted by the from the National Associa- and the Sierra Institute for High School culinary:arts class,
The public meeting will NSCHN. tion of County and City Community and Environ- child care will be available
start at 5:30 p.m. with buffet "We're excited to get out Health Officials (NACCHO)ment, had agreed to do a joint during the meeting, i '
refreshments to be followed there to meet with residents, for the community health health assessment. For more information,
by open discussion about understand their concerns assessment and improvement "We're the only NACCHO contact Rachel McD0wellat
quality of life in Plumas and learn about health im-• plan. site with all its hospitals rmcdowell@sierrainstitute.us
County and community provements they want in their Prior to the grant, NSCHNworking together and that's or284-1022.
reported a 17 percent profit
in 2010, which was more than
the 10 percent target in its
county contract.
Waste Management General
Manager Greg Martinelli said
FRD is willing to do whatever
the county wants.
"There is absolutely noth-
ing in this for me. I would
rather you reduce my rates
by $1.40 per month and I can
go home and we're good,"
Martinelli told the super-
visors. "And the people who
want these assets that we
have in Lassen County will
take them and all is said and
done. We won't have to roll
out a new program. We won't
get all the phone calls about
'why do I have to recycle? I
don't want this can.'
"We are only offering an
opportunity today to use
things at our disposal at a
• reasonable rate," he said. "A
garbage truck costs $300,000.
We need three of them. That's
a million bucks. The cans
cost $50 apiece and then you
have to deliver them .... You
can do the math."
Martinelli said the county
could wait five years to
start a curbside recycling
program. But he said it would
be more expensive.
"Sacramento is probably
not going to come and beat
on you for five years,'' he
said. "But in five years it's
see Recycle, page 5A
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