Citizens for San Andreas is an ad-hoc committee of residents of the Community of San Andreas.  We represent a broad cross section of the community. (Click here for a list of some of the organizations that are represented.)

Citizens for San Andreas is a member of the Calaveras Planning Coalition, a partnership of Calaveras County citizens' organizations that have banned together to watch over, and work with the County during the update of the County's General Plan.

It is our belief that Calaveras County and its elected officials are here to work for us, the citizens of Calaveras County. The county is now in the process of updating our County General Plan, the document that defines where and how this county will grow. In other words, it defines what Calaveras County will be ten, twenty, or more years from now.

The San Andreas Community Plan is an integral part of the County's General Plan. It specifically addresses what San Andreas will be in future years. The currently community plan was adopted June 1, 1988. Since then, the population of the county has roughly doubled, but luckily, the population of San Andreas has not increased as rapidly...that is, UP UNTIL NOW. Currently, there are proposed new housing developments in San Andreas and there are many more to come.

Calaveras County has indicated that it is its intent that all community plans be included as components of the 2008 Calaveras General Plan. This is important in that this one document will contain guidance for all future development within Calaveras County. In the past there have been myriad documents that addressed separate areas of the planning spectrum, in the future all that information will reside in a single, well thought out document that is consistent throughout.

At this time, it is crucial that the citizens of San Andreas ban together and make their concerns known. Citizens for San Andreas is a group of volunteers working to assure that our voices will be heard by Calaveras County. Citizens for San Andreas is a member of the Calaveras Planning Coalition, a partnership of community and environmental citizens organizations that have banned together to watch over, and work with the County during the update of the County's General Plan.

Our primary concerns are:

Mission

It is the mission of Citizens for San Andreas to:

• Facilitate sharing the visions of the residents of San Andreas with the County of Calaveras;

• To develop and sustain a strong sense of community and identity for the community of San Andreas;

• To encourage and facilitate the participation of the broadest spectrum of residents of the community of San Andreas in the San Andreas Community Plan Update, the General Plan update and implementation of the Vision of Citizens of San Andreas.

• To reroute State Highway 49 around, instead of through, San Andreas, and;

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Vision

It is the vision of Citizens for San Andreas that:

• This community develop and maintain a character consistent with California's Gold Country;

• Our main street is OUR MAIN STREET that we can use for community events, street bazaar and farmers' markets, rather than a State highway;

• We show our respect for our environment by maintaining scenic vistas and that we all practice conservation of our natural resources;

• San Andreas becomes and stays a community with a vibrant economy through tourism, historical sites, restaurants, retain and industry to provide and maintain jobs for members of our community;

• San Andreas welcomes alternative modes of transportation, such as walking, biking and electric or solar vehicles to navigate our small community, and;

• We continue to enjoy clean streams, clean water, clear air, scenic vistas, open space and the peace and quiet of California's Motherlode, where you can still hear the beating of bird's wings and a gentle breeze blowing through the trees.

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Goals

The Goals of Citizens for San Andreas are:

• For the 2008 Calaveras County General Plan to reflect the vision of the citizens of the community of San Andreas so that San Andreas becomes what we as a community envision;

• To gain access to St. Charles Street by effecting the rerouting of State Highway 49 around, instead of through San Andreas;

• To have a very strong sense of community in San Andreas;

• To host seasonal events that will draw more business to San Andreas;

• To enjoy vigorous tourism in San Andreas;

• For residents of San Andreas to have jobs opportunities in San Andreas;

• For child care to be available for those working in San Andreas, and;

• To provide more business opportunities in San Andreas.

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Community Representation

Citizens for San Andreas incorporates input from the following segments of the community of San Andreas:

• Calaveras Airport Commission

• Calaveras Child Care Council

• Calaveras Council of Governments

• Calaveras County Arts Council

• First 5 Calaveras

• Human Resources Council

• Local Business Owners

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• Local Educators

• Local Realtors

• Lyons Club

• San Andreas Fire District

• San Andreas Merchants Association

• San Andreas Progressive Club

• San Andreas Sanitary District

• Senior Citizens