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Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 7B
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reduced the state's proposed
$150 fee for fire prevention
to a maximum of $90 fee for
rural homeowners.
The annual fee was expected
to be less than $90 for many
residents because there were
$65 worth of exemptions added
to the plan, which could drop
the yearly fee to $25 or less.
The exemptions drastically re-
duced the $50 million revenue
target for the state.
Dissatisfied with that
arrangement, Brown stacked
the forestry board with
appointees, who turned
around and came up with a
$115 fee -- $150 minus $35 for
those who live within the
jurisdiction of another fire
agency.
By year's end, Assembly-
man Dan Logue was report-
ing that the state was looking
to increase the fee to $175 per
home and $1 per acre.
The shenanigans angered
state residents who live in
sparsely populated rural coun-
ties. Many already pay for fire
protection through a local fire
district and would pay twice
for the same service.
Roughly 25 percent of
Plumas County homeowners
live in state responsibility
areas. There are about 850,000
homes in SRAs statewide.
Alcohol and drug services
to resume
After three years without
those vital services, the county
took another step to bring
alcohol and drug service
back under the direction of
the Plumas County Public
Health Agency.
By a unanimous vote Oct. 4
the County Board of Super-
visors transferred $967,583
from its defunct Alcohol and
Drug Department to Public
Health.
The move officially closed
the books on the old Alcohol
and Drug Department, which
was widely regarded as a
dysfunctional operation be-
fore the county shut it down
three years ago.
Any new money budgeted
for alcohol and drug services
will be directed to the Public
Health Department.
Alcohol and drug services
could be needed more than
ever in Plumas County.
The expected influx of
inmates and parolees from
the state's prison realign-
ment (Assembly Bill 109)
could increase the number of
substance-abuse cases in the
county's jurisdiction.
Superior Court Judge Ira
Kaufman, who is part of the
county committee assigned
with addressing potential
AB 109 problems, strongly
endorsed the Public Health
Agency as part of the
solution.
State inmates transferred
As a result of Assembly Bill
109, many felons deemed
"nonviolent" will be serving
their prison sentences in
Plumas County Jail instead
of state prisons.
For cash-strapped rural
counties like Plumas, the
added burden could be
staggering.
Over the past several
months, the county has been
Spring weather returns to Plumas County May 21, in time for the inaugural barn quilt tour. The Clarke barn on Lee Road, one of
eight barns featured on the tour, displayed a double pinwheel pattern. Since then barn quilts- large and small -- have begun to
appear. The latest additions went up this month: a North Star is on the Farnsworths' barn at Highway 70 and Chandler Road, just
outside Quincy, and an Underground Railroad block is on display at the Portola Reporter. Photo by Delaine Fragnoli
trying to scrape together
enough money and additional
manpower to deal with the
expected influx of prisoners
and parolees.
The sheriff predicts the jail
will fill up quickly.
The chief probation officer
is scrambling to hire extra
staff.
The understaffed district
attorney's office could face the
awkward position of having
to decide which criminals
should go tO jail.
Plumas County District Attorney David Hollister explains the impact of Assembly Bill 109 during a
townhall meeting at the Graeagle Fire Hall Sept. 6. Hollister and Plumas County Sheriff Greg
Hagwood, left, talked about how state prisoners being transferred to the county jail will affect
the local criminal justice system and county residents. Photo by Dan McDonald
The county's health care
system could end up taking
care of more inmates with
mental health and substance
abuse problems.
The Board of Supervisors
unanimously voted to pledge
$1 million toward inmate-
related health costs by redi-
recting money from the county
health department's surplus.
The cost of providing medi-
cal care for inmates has the
potential to bankrupt the
sheriff's office "literally
overnight," according to Dis-
trict Attorney Dave Hollister.
By December, Plumas
officials were reporting that
the number of prisoner and
parolees far exceeded the
state's estimates.
General Plan nearly
updated
The updated version of
Plumas County's General
Plan is just about finished.
Supervisors approved the
latest draft, which has moved
to the next stage of develop-
ment.
Some of the changes to the
draft plan, which is in the
process of a necessary over-
haul, had to do with zoning
and fire issues.
The board agreed to amend
wording in the plan to clarify
that a residence on a 160-acre
parcel of land in a timber pro-
duction zone "is permitted by
right,,' and not subject to a
conditional use permit.
On the issue of fire protec-
tion, county planning director
Randy Wilson said the General
Plan provides for flexibility
in how someone secures
structural fire protection.
According to statistics
from a recent grand jury
report, about 20 percent of
the structures in Plumas
County are not under the
protection of a fire district.
Wilson said wording in
the economic element of the
General Plan has been
changed to reflect the tough
economic times the county is
facing.
School closure process
begins
The Plumas Unified School
District governing board for-
mally launched the school
closure process at its meeting
Dec. 13. The board created
three school consolidation
committees and appointed
members. The board also
adopted a timeline for facility
review, considered best prac-
tices for school consolidation
and heard recommendations
from an advisory committee.
The district is considering
school closure or consolida-
tion to reduce expenses in the
face of declining enrollment
and budget cuts,
The latest budget numbers
put PUSD's enrollment at
close to 2,000 students, sprin-
kled among 10 facilities. The
district's current budget
includes nearly $4 million in
deficit spending.
According to the adopted
timeline, the consolidation
committees present their
final reports and recommen-
dations to the board at its
March meeting.
The board is due to an-
nounce its decision in mid-
April. Closures could go into
effect by the 2012-13 school
year.
MediCal cuts to the bone
In October, the Center for
Medicare/Medicaid Services
(CMS) approved California's
request to cut MediCal pay-
ments to its hospital skilled
nursing facilities (SNFs)
by 10 percent of 2008 rates,
effectively a 23 percent cut.
The cuts are retroactive
to June 1.
The cuts amount to a $1
million annual hit at Eastern
Plumas Health Care. Al-
though not as hard hit,
Seneca Healthcare District
would still owe the state
$200,000 in refunds.
The California Hospital
Association has filed suit
challenging the legality of the
cuts and asked for a prelimi-
nary injunction prohibiting
the Department of Health
Care Services from imple-
menting the reductions.
The court heard arguments
on the motion for an injunc-
tion Dec. 19, and is expected
to rule quickly.
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