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ALPINE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 50 Diamond Valley Road, Markleeville, CA 96120 Telephone: [PHONE REDACTED] - Fax: [PHONE REDACTED] NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY 2016-2018 MARKLEEVILLEAGE FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 1. APPLICANT: Alpine County 2. ADDRESS: 50 Diamond Valley Road, Markleeville CA 96120 3. PHONE NUMBER: [PHONE REDACTED] 4. LEAD AGENCY: Alpine County, CA 5. PROJECT TITLE: 2016-2018 Markleevillage Fuels Reduction Project 6. LOCATION: 1.5 miles west of Markleeville on National Forest system lands 7. DESCRIPTION: The 2016-2018 Markleevillage Fuels Reduction Project (Project) will treat 234 acres of a larger 1,200 acre plan. The project is located on the Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt- Toiyabe National Forest, approximately 1.5 mile west of the town of Markleeville, California. The Project would be implemented through a working partnership between Alpine County (County), Carson Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Alpine Watershed Group (AWG) and the Alpine Fire Safe Council (AFSC). This project is broken down in to two treatment areas. Treatment Area 1, also known as Pleasant Valley, contains 140 acres and will be treated between November 2016 and March 2017. Treatment Area 2, also known as Thornburg Canyon, contains 94 acres and will be treated between November 2017 and March 2018. PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: An initial study in accordance with Section 21080(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been completed. The Alpine County Community Development Department has proposed a determination that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, and has issued a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration. This Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has also been submitted to the California State Clearing House for review as required by CEQA. DECISION ON THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION: The Alpine County Board of Supervisors will make the final decision on the proposed mitigation negative declaration. This decision is scheduled for the Board of Supervisors regular meeting on November 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m., Board of Supervisors Chambers, Alpine County Administration Building, 99 Water Street, Markleeville, CA. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Written comments to be considered by the Board of Supervisors must be submitted to the Alpine County Community Development Department no later than 5 p.m. on Monday October 26, 2015. Comments may be mailed or delivered to the following address or emailed to Brian Peters at [EMAIL REDACTED]. Alpine County Community Development Department 50 Diamond Valley Road Markleeville CA 96120 If you challenge the project approval in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Alpine County Community Development Department by the deadline listed above. For additional information contact Brian Peters, Community Development Director at (530) 694-2140, [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- WHERE TO OBTAIN OR REVIEW DOCUMENTS: The Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration has been posted on line at http://www.alpinecountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1030. The documents are also available for review at the Alpine County Community Development Department office at the address listed above. Brian Peters, Community Development Director Environmental Coordinator For County Clerk Use Only: Date Posted: Date Removed: