WawonaNews.com - May 2023
Tioga Road Not Opening Any Time Soon
Tioga Road (Rte. 120) yesterday (5/2) near Lee Vining.
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Update on Ambulance Bay in Wawona
by Rosemarie Smallcombe, 4/29/23
"Senators Feinstein and Padilla just posted their list of requested Congressionally directed funding for the rural development subcommittee and I’m happy to share that the ambulance bay project is on both their lists!
See here for Senator Feinstein’s list of selected projects: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8/3/839f3bbf-a1f8-4b53-b14b-45bc3f79889f/AA0C99536682A924A510BD2D5206C456.ag-feinstein-cds-disclosure-23.pdf
See here for Senator Padilla’s list of selected projects: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Padilla-Ag-FY24-CDS-Disclosure.pdf
This is a critical step in the process but there are still a number of steps ahead of us. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will spend the rest of April and most of May writing their bills. It’s possible we will see text of appropriations bills as early as late May but more likely in June. The release of bill text is a big milestone because that is when we’ll know if our projects get included in the bill. We’ve seen year over year that if a project makes it into the committee’s bill text that it ultimately remains in the bill through final passage and signing into law.
Committee votes will take place shortly after text is released and then votes in the full chambers could happen in July, but a lot of that timing is contingent on the broader debate on the budget and debt ceiling which is slated to come to a head in June/July.”
Since our Senators support this funding request, please ask folks to contact Congressman McClintock’s staff and ask that he support it as well. Folks can call and ask that the Congressman support the funding request (and explain why it’s important to them personally) or write an email with the same information.
For emails go to https://mcclintock.house.gov/contact/email-me
For phone calls —
Washington, D.C. Office
2256 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2511
Fax: 202-225-5444
El Dorado Hills District Office
4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 210
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone: 916-786-5560
If people want to express appreciation to our Senators (which would be great!), they can find contact information for Senator Feinstein at
Feinstein.senate.gov
and for Senator Padilla at
Padilla.senate.gov
Thank you.
Rosemarie Smallcombe
Mariposa County District 1 Supervisor
5100 Bullion St.
Mariposa, CA 95338
Switchboard --209-966-3222
Office — 209-742-1242
Cell — 530-391-0249
[email protected]
by Rosemarie Smallcombe, 4/29/23
"Senators Feinstein and Padilla just posted their list of requested Congressionally directed funding for the rural development subcommittee and I’m happy to share that the ambulance bay project is on both their lists!
See here for Senator Feinstein’s list of selected projects: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8/3/839f3bbf-a1f8-4b53-b14b-45bc3f79889f/AA0C99536682A924A510BD2D5206C456.ag-feinstein-cds-disclosure-23.pdf
See here for Senator Padilla’s list of selected projects: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Padilla-Ag-FY24-CDS-Disclosure.pdf
This is a critical step in the process but there are still a number of steps ahead of us. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will spend the rest of April and most of May writing their bills. It’s possible we will see text of appropriations bills as early as late May but more likely in June. The release of bill text is a big milestone because that is when we’ll know if our projects get included in the bill. We’ve seen year over year that if a project makes it into the committee’s bill text that it ultimately remains in the bill through final passage and signing into law.
Committee votes will take place shortly after text is released and then votes in the full chambers could happen in July, but a lot of that timing is contingent on the broader debate on the budget and debt ceiling which is slated to come to a head in June/July.”
Since our Senators support this funding request, please ask folks to contact Congressman McClintock’s staff and ask that he support it as well. Folks can call and ask that the Congressman support the funding request (and explain why it’s important to them personally) or write an email with the same information.
For emails go to https://mcclintock.house.gov/contact/email-me
For phone calls —
Washington, D.C. Office
2256 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2511
Fax: 202-225-5444
El Dorado Hills District Office
4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 210
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone: 916-786-5560
If people want to express appreciation to our Senators (which would be great!), they can find contact information for Senator Feinstein at
Feinstein.senate.gov
and for Senator Padilla at
Padilla.senate.gov
Thank you.
Rosemarie Smallcombe
Mariposa County District 1 Supervisor
5100 Bullion St.
Mariposa, CA 95338
Switchboard --209-966-3222
Office — 209-742-1242
Cell — 530-391-0249
[email protected]
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Yosemite Valley Reopening
The river did not rise as much as forecast, so Yosemite Valley will be open Sunday from 7 am to 8 pm for day-use only with very limited services. The only concession services available in Yosemite Valley will be the Village Store, Village Grill, and Degnan’s Kitchen.
Yosemite Valley will then reopen fully on Monday, May 1st at 7 am.
Rivers are running very high and are extremely dangerous. Do not go into or even approach rivers in Yosemite.
The river did not rise as much as forecast, so Yosemite Valley will be open Sunday from 7 am to 8 pm for day-use only with very limited services. The only concession services available in Yosemite Valley will be the Village Store, Village Grill, and Degnan’s Kitchen.
Yosemite Valley will then reopen fully on Monday, May 1st at 7 am.
Rivers are running very high and are extremely dangerous. Do not go into or even approach rivers in Yosemite.
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YOSEMITE-WAWONA ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Wawona Elementary School
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, CA
MONTHLY ITEMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS
3.1- Approval of Agenda
3.2– Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of April 11
3.3 - Approve Warrants/Payroll
3.4 – Accept Donations to YWECS
ACTION ITEMS
INFORMATION ITEMS
Board of Directors Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
5:30 P.M.
Wawona Elementary School
7925 Chilnualna Falls Road
Wawona, CA
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
MONTHLY ITEMS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS
- CONSENT AGENDA
3.1- Approval of Agenda
3.2– Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of April 11
3.3 - Approve Warrants/Payroll
3.4 – Accept Donations to YWECS
- HEARING OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
ACTION ITEMS
- DESIGNATE ED MEE OR GLENN REID AS SIGNATORIES FOR THE TAX FORM 990 AND 199
INFORMATION ITEMS
- LOCAL CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN (LCAP) DEVELOPMENT for 2023-24
- STAFF REPORTS
- BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PROJECTS UPDATE
- BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
- FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- NEXT BOARD MEETING
- ADJOURNMENT
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Summary of WAPPOA projects in April 2023
We have had a very busy winter with all the snow, so a lot of projects have been delayed, but here is a quick summary of what we are working on now.
1) We are advocating against a change in the proposed rewording of the MOU between the NPS, Mariposa County and WTPAC (Wawona Town Planning Advisory Committee). They are proposing restrictions on access to potable water, if it is needed, and to new requests for water and sewer hook ups from the NPS.
2) We are advocating against Mariposa County, who has proposed restrictions on short term rentals in Wawona
3) We are actively pursuing the restoration of the Golf Course to a playable condition through NPS and Aramark.
4) We had been told by NPS that they would not hold the Barn Dances this summer, but we got them to agree that we could host them. So we are working to get the liability insurance needed to get a special conditional use permit from NPS. We are working with the Yosemite Conservancy and the Redwoods to get the dances scheduled.
5) We are beginning the process to becoming a “Firewise” community and you will be hearing from us soon with more information.
6) We were informed at the WAPPOA meeting last week that the County will not be picking up pine needles this June. (In October they said they would). We are working on a solution to this and will send out information soon.
7) We are still working with Melinda Barrett, from the County Resource Conservation District, on grants for removing dead trees and debris from private lots in Wawona. They are still working on the South side and will continue all summer and Fall to finish in Wawona. There is also a new grant now for Home Hardening – after you send in an application for the program, a team comes to your home and gives you an assessment on what you can do to make your house safer from wildfires. They install ember screens in your rafters, and remove low-hanging branches that are close to your house. They also remove landscaping and other flammable items that are within 5’ from your house – with your permission.
8) We are looking forward to Burrell Maier’s 50th anniversary party on Saturday June 24 at the Community Center. He is our treasured stagecoach driver at the History Center. We are collecting donations to give to him as a gift from all of us.
9) We will be working with our new NPS Interpretation Ranger, Jill Connors, to create new exhibits and to preserve Wawona’s history.
We have had a very busy winter with all the snow, so a lot of projects have been delayed, but here is a quick summary of what we are working on now.
1) We are advocating against a change in the proposed rewording of the MOU between the NPS, Mariposa County and WTPAC (Wawona Town Planning Advisory Committee). They are proposing restrictions on access to potable water, if it is needed, and to new requests for water and sewer hook ups from the NPS.
2) We are advocating against Mariposa County, who has proposed restrictions on short term rentals in Wawona
3) We are actively pursuing the restoration of the Golf Course to a playable condition through NPS and Aramark.
4) We had been told by NPS that they would not hold the Barn Dances this summer, but we got them to agree that we could host them. So we are working to get the liability insurance needed to get a special conditional use permit from NPS. We are working with the Yosemite Conservancy and the Redwoods to get the dances scheduled.
5) We are beginning the process to becoming a “Firewise” community and you will be hearing from us soon with more information.
6) We were informed at the WAPPOA meeting last week that the County will not be picking up pine needles this June. (In October they said they would). We are working on a solution to this and will send out information soon.
7) We are still working with Melinda Barrett, from the County Resource Conservation District, on grants for removing dead trees and debris from private lots in Wawona. They are still working on the South side and will continue all summer and Fall to finish in Wawona. There is also a new grant now for Home Hardening – after you send in an application for the program, a team comes to your home and gives you an assessment on what you can do to make your house safer from wildfires. They install ember screens in your rafters, and remove low-hanging branches that are close to your house. They also remove landscaping and other flammable items that are within 5’ from your house – with your permission.
8) We are looking forward to Burrell Maier’s 50th anniversary party on Saturday June 24 at the Community Center. He is our treasured stagecoach driver at the History Center. We are collecting donations to give to him as a gift from all of us.
9) We will be working with our new NPS Interpretation Ranger, Jill Connors, to create new exhibits and to preserve Wawona’s history.
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If It's Not One Thing It's The Other...
Apr. 25 - Most of Yosemite Valley will close starting Friday, April 28, at 10 pm, due to a forecast of flooding. This closure will last until Wednesday, May 3—possibly longer. Additional flooding and closures may occur later in May or June. Reservations for lodging and campgrounds in eastern Yosemite Valley will automatically be canceled and refunded. Wilderness permits can be rescheduled to alternate trailheads as space allows.
During this closure, Wawona, Mariposa Grove (via hike only), Crane Flat area, Hetch Hetchy, and western Yosemite Valley will be open. In Yosemite Valley, the closure will be at El Capitan crossover (the road that crosses the Merced River just east of El Capitan). There will be no visitor access (including pedestrian access) east of that road. Parking in western Yosemite Valley and throughout the park will be extremely limited. Do not park off road. No services will be available in western Yosemite Valley. Visitors will be able to see the valley from the Tunnel View parking lot and enter the valley up to the El Capitan Bridge.
Apr. 25 - Most of Yosemite Valley will close starting Friday, April 28, at 10 pm, due to a forecast of flooding. This closure will last until Wednesday, May 3—possibly longer. Additional flooding and closures may occur later in May or June. Reservations for lodging and campgrounds in eastern Yosemite Valley will automatically be canceled and refunded. Wilderness permits can be rescheduled to alternate trailheads as space allows.
During this closure, Wawona, Mariposa Grove (via hike only), Crane Flat area, Hetch Hetchy, and western Yosemite Valley will be open. In Yosemite Valley, the closure will be at El Capitan crossover (the road that crosses the Merced River just east of El Capitan). There will be no visitor access (including pedestrian access) east of that road. Parking in western Yosemite Valley and throughout the park will be extremely limited. Do not park off road. No services will be available in western Yosemite Valley. Visitors will be able to see the valley from the Tunnel View parking lot and enter the valley up to the El Capitan Bridge.
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STATE ROUTE 41 ONE-WAY UNMANNED TRAFFIC CONTROL TO START NEXT WEEK IN MARIPOSA COUNTY
Apr. 22 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with AG Construction announces one-way traffic control on State Route 41 near the community of Fish Camp in Mariposa County for road repair work. This work is expected to be completed by end of May 2023.
The following one-way traffic control will take place twenty-four hours a day (even when crews are not in the area):
Closures may continue for longer periods of time each day, if necessary, due to delays caused by weather or uncontrollable events that may occur during construction. These scheduled closures will occur, weather permitting.
Commuters are reminded to abide by all signage and pay close attention to construction vehicles, equipment, and personnel.
Larry Johnson
Apr. 22 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with AG Construction announces one-way traffic control on State Route 41 near the community of Fish Camp in Mariposa County for road repair work. This work is expected to be completed by end of May 2023.
The following one-way traffic control will take place twenty-four hours a day (even when crews are not in the area):
- Starting on Tuesday, April 25, one-way traffic control will be in effect on a stretch of State Route 41 in Mariposa County, just south of Jackson Road/Big Sandy Road. One-way traffic control will be in effect each day, twenty-four hours a day, even when crews are not present. This traffic control will not be manned by a physical person but will be dependent on timed equipment. The closure zone will be up to one mile long. Traffic could be held for up to 10 minutes at a time, while traffic queues clear. Motorists will need to abide by traffic signals and wait until their lane of traffic has been given clearance and will need to proceed with caution.
Closures may continue for longer periods of time each day, if necessary, due to delays caused by weather or uncontrollable events that may occur during construction. These scheduled closures will occur, weather permitting.
Commuters are reminded to abide by all signage and pay close attention to construction vehicles, equipment, and personnel.
Larry Johnson
Firing Operations at Studhorse
Apr. 19 - Hello Yosemite Fire Interest Group,
Fire crews will begin ignitions on the 150 acre Studhorse unit south of the Wawona Hotel today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Firing operations will begin on the northeastern side of the Wawona Road (Highway 41) in the eastern edge of the unit and continue to the western portion of the Studhorse area. Traffic control will be in place; thank you in advance for driving carefully and watching for firefighters and equipment near the road.
Burning under these favorable conditions helps create a healthier forest and lowers the risk of more dangerous fires in the future. Native plants benefit and invasive ones are more controlled.
Smoke will be present during and after burning operations. Air quality information can be found online at https://fire.airnow.gov/.
Thank you for your continued support,
Yosemite Fire Information
[email protected]
go.nps.gov/yosefire
Facebook @YosemiteFire
Twitter @YosemiteFire
Instagram @YosemiteFire
Fire crews will begin ignitions on the 150 acre Studhorse unit south of the Wawona Hotel today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Firing operations will begin on the northeastern side of the Wawona Road (Highway 41) in the eastern edge of the unit and continue to the western portion of the Studhorse area. Traffic control will be in place; thank you in advance for driving carefully and watching for firefighters and equipment near the road.
Burning under these favorable conditions helps create a healthier forest and lowers the risk of more dangerous fires in the future. Native plants benefit and invasive ones are more controlled.
Smoke will be present during and after burning operations. Air quality information can be found online at https://fire.airnow.gov/.
Thank you for your continued support,
Yosemite Fire Information
[email protected]
go.nps.gov/yosefire
Facebook @YosemiteFire
Twitter @YosemiteFire
Instagram @YosemiteFire
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Prescribed Burning Operations
Hello Yosemite Fire Interest Group,
Yosemite Fire is assessing conditions to conduct prescribed burning operations in the Studhorse area (south of the Wawona Hotel) next week. If conditions allow, active burning may take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 and Thursday, April 20, 2023. Fire crews plan to target approximately 150 acres on the northeastern side of the Wawona Road (highway 41) and will have traffic control in place.
The Washburn fire of 2022 impacted the eastern edge of the planned 150 acres and a trail safety closure remains active in the area. Fire crews plan to begin ignitions on that eastern edge and then continue to the western portion of the Studhorse area. Please see attached map.
Burning under favorable conditions helps to create a healthier forest, improves wildlife habitats, protects infrastructure and natural resources, and lowers the risk of more dangerous fires and smoke impacts in the future. Impacts from smoke are always a consideration and burning will only be conducted under favorable dispersal conditions. Smoke will be visible along the road and in the Wawona area during active burning operations and may still be present several days after active ignitions. Air quality information can be found online at https://fire.airnow.gov/.
The Yosemite public information map will be updated and additional information will be posted on Yosemite Fire social media next week.
Thank you for your continued support,
Yosemite Fire Information
[email protected]
go.nps.gov/yosefire
Facebook @YosemiteFire
Twitter @YosemiteFire
Instagram @YosemiteFire
Hello Yosemite Fire Interest Group,
Yosemite Fire is assessing conditions to conduct prescribed burning operations in the Studhorse area (south of the Wawona Hotel) next week. If conditions allow, active burning may take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 and Thursday, April 20, 2023. Fire crews plan to target approximately 150 acres on the northeastern side of the Wawona Road (highway 41) and will have traffic control in place.
The Washburn fire of 2022 impacted the eastern edge of the planned 150 acres and a trail safety closure remains active in the area. Fire crews plan to begin ignitions on that eastern edge and then continue to the western portion of the Studhorse area. Please see attached map.
Burning under favorable conditions helps to create a healthier forest, improves wildlife habitats, protects infrastructure and natural resources, and lowers the risk of more dangerous fires and smoke impacts in the future. Impacts from smoke are always a consideration and burning will only be conducted under favorable dispersal conditions. Smoke will be visible along the road and in the Wawona area during active burning operations and may still be present several days after active ignitions. Air quality information can be found online at https://fire.airnow.gov/.
The Yosemite public information map will be updated and additional information will be posted on Yosemite Fire social media next week.
Thank you for your continued support,
Yosemite Fire Information
[email protected]
go.nps.gov/yosefire
Facebook @YosemiteFire
Twitter @YosemiteFire
Instagram @YosemiteFire
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes?
4/13 -The Wawona and El Portal woodlot piles will be ignited today. Smoke will be visible in the community.
4/13 -The Wawona and El Portal woodlot piles will be ignited today. Smoke will be visible in the community.
In Memoriam
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It is with a sad heart that I wanted to let you all know that 2 of our longtime WAPPOA members and previous Board members have passed away - Pierce Loberg and June Sloan. June was my "mentor" getting me involved in WAPPOA.
Leslie "Les" Arnett also passed away this year on Feb. 25th.
The Redwoods also reported that 2 long term Redwoods owners have passed away - John Shehadey and Tony Cooley.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends.
Trish Peterson
It is with a sad heart that I wanted to let you all know that 2 of our longtime WAPPOA members and previous Board members have passed away - Pierce Loberg and June Sloan. June was my "mentor" getting me involved in WAPPOA.
Leslie "Les" Arnett also passed away this year on Feb. 25th.
The Redwoods also reported that 2 long term Redwoods owners have passed away - John Shehadey and Tony Cooley.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends.
Trish Peterson
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Hi all
Just a reminder that the WAPPOA meeting is this Saturday. Since it will be in the Community Center where there is no internet connection, we won't be able to do a Zoom meeting. We will write up the meeting minutes soon and send them to all within a few weeks.
Speakers who we are expecting are:
Teri Austin - Deputy Superintendent- NPS
Ephriam Dickson - Chief Interpreter - NPS
Jill Connors - Wawona Interpreter - NPS
Rosemarie Smallcombe -Mariposa County Supervisor, District 1
Melinda Barrett - Resource Conservation Fuels Reduction District -Mariposa County
Jeremy Heber - Recology - Mariposa County
Chad Andrews - Wawona District Ranger
Adar Emken, Gary Wuchner - Firewise Community Information
Thomas Goodreau - Aramark, Wawona Hotel General Manager
Yuli Gotsev - MArketing Mgr. - Redwoods in Yosemite
Breezy Jackson - UC Merced Field Station Director
Stacy Boydstun - Wawona School Teacher
Topics that we plan to discuss
MOU with Mariposa County/NPs providing potable water to Wawona residents
Short term rental permits from Mariposa County
Becoming a Firewise Community
Golf Course restoration progress - NPS and Aramark
Barn Dances in Gray Barn
*** Don't forget to look at WawonaNews.Weebley.com and the Wawona Community Facebook page for more information about what's going on in Wawona.
*** We also have a WAPPOA website at WAPPOA.com with information and links to things like weather and road conditions.
Just a reminder that the WAPPOA meeting is this Saturday. Since it will be in the Community Center where there is no internet connection, we won't be able to do a Zoom meeting. We will write up the meeting minutes soon and send them to all within a few weeks.
Speakers who we are expecting are:
Teri Austin - Deputy Superintendent- NPS
Ephriam Dickson - Chief Interpreter - NPS
Jill Connors - Wawona Interpreter - NPS
Rosemarie Smallcombe -Mariposa County Supervisor, District 1
Melinda Barrett - Resource Conservation Fuels Reduction District -Mariposa County
Jeremy Heber - Recology - Mariposa County
Chad Andrews - Wawona District Ranger
Adar Emken, Gary Wuchner - Firewise Community Information
Thomas Goodreau - Aramark, Wawona Hotel General Manager
Yuli Gotsev - MArketing Mgr. - Redwoods in Yosemite
Breezy Jackson - UC Merced Field Station Director
Stacy Boydstun - Wawona School Teacher
Topics that we plan to discuss
MOU with Mariposa County/NPs providing potable water to Wawona residents
Short term rental permits from Mariposa County
Becoming a Firewise Community
Golf Course restoration progress - NPS and Aramark
Barn Dances in Gray Barn
*** Don't forget to look at WawonaNews.Weebley.com and the Wawona Community Facebook page for more information about what's going on in Wawona.
*** We also have a WAPPOA website at WAPPOA.com with information and links to things like weather and road conditions.
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Mariposa Resiliency Plan
April 10, 2023
Dear Private Land Owner,
We hope this message finds you well. We are excited to announce that Mariposa County has partnered with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to develop new tools to help Mariposa residents prevent the risk of fires in the community, Resilient Sierra.
As one of our valued stakeholders, we invite you to participate in user testing Resilient Sierra. It is designed to help private landowners connect with fuels reduction and vegetation treatment professionals, making it easy to get your property into a fire-safe condition as quickly, cheaply, and simply as possible.
Your feedback is critical to our success, and we would be grateful if you would join us for our user testing session. You will be able to explore the app's features and functionality and provide honest feedback on its usability, design, and overall performance.
The testing will take place remotely. We will provide you with a link to access the app and instructions on how to use it. The session will last approximately 30 minutes to an hour. Your participation is voluntary, and your feedback will remain anonymous and confidential if requested.
Your valuable insights will help us identify any areas that need improvement and make the necessary adjustments before launching the app to the public.
If you are interested in participating, please email us at [email protected], and we will contact you once a date and time have been determined. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are grateful for your continued support and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Melinda Barrett
Executive Director
April 10, 2023
Dear Private Land Owner,
We hope this message finds you well. We are excited to announce that Mariposa County has partnered with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to develop new tools to help Mariposa residents prevent the risk of fires in the community, Resilient Sierra.
As one of our valued stakeholders, we invite you to participate in user testing Resilient Sierra. It is designed to help private landowners connect with fuels reduction and vegetation treatment professionals, making it easy to get your property into a fire-safe condition as quickly, cheaply, and simply as possible.
Your feedback is critical to our success, and we would be grateful if you would join us for our user testing session. You will be able to explore the app's features and functionality and provide honest feedback on its usability, design, and overall performance.
The testing will take place remotely. We will provide you with a link to access the app and instructions on how to use it. The session will last approximately 30 minutes to an hour. Your participation is voluntary, and your feedback will remain anonymous and confidential if requested.
Your valuable insights will help us identify any areas that need improvement and make the necessary adjustments before launching the app to the public.
If you are interested in participating, please email us at [email protected], and we will contact you once a date and time have been determined. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are grateful for your continued support and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Melinda Barrett
Executive Director
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WTPAC Canceled
The April 14 Wawona Town Planning Advisory Committee (WTPAC) has been canceled due to lack of a quorum.
The April 14 Wawona Town Planning Advisory Committee (WTPAC) has been canceled due to lack of a quorum.